pood Definition
pood (po̵̅o̅d)
noun
a Russian unit of weight, equal to 36.11 pounds (16.38 kilograms)
Etymology: Russ pud < LowG pund < L pondo, pound
pood Usage Examples
Preposition: of
grain: Thus, there remained in the country 311 million poods of the grain procured.
Converse of object
procure: In 1925-26 we managed to procure 434 million poods of grain by April 1. Of this amount, 123 million poods were exported.
Browse dictionary entries near pood
- ‹ pooch
- ‹ -poo
- ‹ poo-poo
- ‹ Ponzi, Charles
- ‹ ponytail
- ‹ pony express
- ‹ pony
- ‹ Pontus Euxinus
- ‹ Pontus
- ‹ Pontormo
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