[bup] (v) EN: be pounded lightly ; be distorted ; be dented out of shape ; be crushed lightly ; be ground into fragments FR: être bosselé ; être cabossé
n. 1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball is called a twelve pounder. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called a ten pounder. [ 1913 Webster ]
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