Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Pound
pound, n. [OE *pund, origin obscure.]
Prison; jail; detention facility; holding place for impounded animals; enclosure for confinement of stray creatures.
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pound, n. [OE *pund, origin obscure.]
Prison; jail; detention facility; holding place for impounded animals; enclosure for confinement of stray creatures.
Return to page 47 of the letter “p”.