lispound

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Etymology[edit]

Apparently from Dutch lijspond, a contraction of Lijfs pond (“Livonian pound”); or from the equivalent Low German lispunt, livespunt.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪspaʊnd/, /ˈlɪspənd/

Noun[edit]

lispound (plural lispounds)

  1. (historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “lispound”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 737, column 3.
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lijspond”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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