“poundrel”的英文意思

单词

poundrel

释义

† ˈpoundrel Obs.
Also 5 poundrelle.
[Cf. pounder n.¹ and L. ponderāle the public scales.]
1. Some kind of weighing apparatus.
14..Nom. in Wr.-Wülcker 714/35 Hoc ponde, a fowdrelle [? powndrelle]. Res sit vera staterem portate statera.a1450Myrc 712 All þat falsen or vse false measures, busshelles, galones, & potelles quartes or false wightes, poundes or poundrelles, or false ellen yerdes.
2. [perh. a distinct word.] ? A head.
1664Cotton Scarron. 27 So nimbly flew away these scundrels Glad they had scap'd and sav'd their poundrels.

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