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pounder

 noun
     
pound‧er

a 3-pounder/24-pounder/185-pounder etc

a) an animal, fish, or person that weighs 3 pounds, 24 pounds etc
b) a gun that fires a shell that weighs 3 pounds, 24 pounds etc
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