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pood

[ pood; Russian poot ]

noun

  1. a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kilograms).


pood

/ ː /

noun

  1. a unit of weight, used in Russia, equal to 36.1 pounds or 16.39 kilograms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pood1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Russian pud, from Low German or Old Norse pund “pound (unit of weight and measure)”; pound 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pood1

C16: from Russian pud, probably from Old Norse pund pound ²
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

They come stuffed in red Chinese takeout bags with “Chinese food” crossed out and rewritten as “Pinoy pood” — joking slang for “Filipino food.”

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We were deprived of half a milliard poods of coal imported from abroad.

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Millions of poods of oil have been lost owing to the inefficient way in which it is reservoired and stored.

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Twenty years ago the freights obtained for heavy goods were from 1.30 rubles, to 3 per pood, and from 6 to 10 rubles for light and bulky goods.

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When you inquire what weight they are drawing, you will find that it is at least sixty poods, and they frequently draw a hundred.

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