Etymology

Amsterdam pound

Today it means: One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms. Full definition →

Dutch Amsterdams pond
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  1. Dutch · calque ofAmsterdams pond
  2. English todayAmsterdam pound

Calque of Dutch Amsterdams pond, from Amsterdam + pond (“pound (weight measure)”).

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