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Etymology

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From Russian пуд (pud). Doublet of pound.

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Noun

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pood (plural poods)

  1. An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).
    • 1869, Great Britain. Parliament, Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, page 295:
      About 250,000 poods of yuft are prepared annually, of which about 150,000 poods are red yuft, manufactured chiefly for foreign markets.
  2. A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German bode.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːd̥ʲ/, [ˈpoːd̥ʲ]

Noun

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pood (genitive poe, partitive poodi)

  1. shop

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