what is the meaning of pound
pound Unit of weight, containing 12 ounces, apothecaries' weight, or 16 ounces, avoirdupois. pound. 1. a unit of weight in the avoirdupois (453.6 g, or 16 ounces) or apothecaries' (373.2 g, or 12 ounces) system. 2. said of the gait of a horse which strikes the ground hard with the front feet at the canter.