Pound:
A measure of weight equal to 16 ounces or, metrically, 453.6 grams. The word "pound" goes back to the Latin "pondo" which meant a "weight" (but one of only 12 ounces). The abbreviation for poundùjust to confuse non-pound peopleùis lb. which stands for "libra" (Latin for pound).
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