Pood

//puːd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).

    "About 250,000 poods of yuft are prepared annually, of which about 150,000 poods are red yuft, manufactured chiefly for foreign markets."

  2. 2
    a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds wordnet
  3. 3
    A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).

Example

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"About 250,000 poods of yuft are prepared annually, of which about 150,000 poods are red yuft, manufactured chiefly for foreign markets."

Etymology

From Russian пуд (pud). Doublet of funt, pfund, pound, and punt.

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