lispound

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/ˈlɪspaʊnd//ˈlɪspənd/

noun

A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.

OriginDutch lijspond ← Low German lispunt →
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Meanings

nounlispound (plural lispounds)

plural lispounds · alternative lispund

  1. historicalA unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.

Origin

  1. Low Germanlispunt
  2. Dutchlijspond
  3. Englishlispound

Apparently from Dutch lijspond, a contraction of Lijfs pond (“Livonian pound”); or from the equivalent Low German lispunt, livespunt.

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APA

lispound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lispound

MLA

“lispound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lispound. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lispound,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lispound.

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