pestle, muller, pounder
(noun) a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
pounder
(noun) (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; “the fisherman caught a 10-pounder”; “their linemen are all 300-pounders”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pounder (plural pounders)
A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
pounder (plural pounders)
(in combination) A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds.
(in combination) Something that weighs a specified number of pounds.
(in combination) Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling.
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Pounder
A surname.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pound"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill.
2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle.
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.
Note: Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called a ten pounder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
