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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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pound2 enclosure, esp. for cattle; place of confinement. XIV. Earlier in the comps. ME.
pundbreche XII breaking open (see
BREACH) of a pound, OE.
pundfeald PINFOLD; of unkn. orig.
Hence vb. shut up, confine (cf.
IMPOUND). XV.
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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pounds 126 NET LOSS; Shock cost of following soccer for dad and kids.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 8/17/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...a gulf in prices. At Chelsea it costs pounds 126.30 for a parent and two kids (best seats, programme, food and drink) - pounds 86.90 more than Liverpool. A Premiership...with." Arsenal ADULT: Best seats, pounds 28; worst seats, pounds 12. CHILD...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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JACK'S VISION, AT COST OF [pounds sterling]70BN.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/13/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...devolution itself yesterday on a multibillion pound spending plan he claimed would deliver...Minister Andy Kerr unveiled plans to spend [pound]70billion of taxpayers' money over the...administration will be judged. Among Majorca [pound]129 [pound]139 [pound]169 [pound...
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 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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pounds 620,000 'wage bill' for council duties; DETAILS OF MEMBERS' EXPENSE CLAIMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.(News)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 6/20/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...for Cov- entry city councillors came to almost pounds 625,000 for the last financial year, it has been revealed. The "wages bill" topped pounds 602,000, with another pounds 20,000 being added on for councillors' trips...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Coleen pounds 5m Spree; How Roo girl blings home the goodies..(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 12/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...spending spree since fiance Wayne Rooney's pounds 27million move to Manchester United...shopping bill adds up to a staggering pounds 5million in just one year for luxuries including a generous pounds 133,000 to charity. Today EMILY NASH...
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[pounds sterling]300.5m THAT'S THE BENCHMARK IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE THESE DAYS ... Dear me: Gordon (left) cost [pounds sterling]9m but was a sub alongside Liam Miller and Ian Harte Picture: GETTY IMAGES.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 12/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...broughtinto focus. Sunderland's [pounds sterling]9million Scotland international...visit of West Ham reached a huge [pounds sterling]67.6m. All told, players who cost their clubs a total of [pounds sterling]300.5m in feesincluding...
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[pounds sterling]10 dresses, [pounds sterling]3 is now the best fight through the party skirts and clutch bags, Primark selling budget label. But once you crowds is there anything worth buying?
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/31/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: Liz Jones Short sleeve black trench coat dress, [pounds sterling]25 Platform slingback shoes, [pounds sterling]15Grey tweed shorts, [pounds sterling]8 White smock shirt, [pounds sterling]10 Knit long waistcoat...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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pounds 400-a-month on food, pounds 600 for a TV, pounds 699 on a sofa, pounds 3,500 for new bathroom, pounds 30 dry cleaning and pounds 254 on a blocked sink; WHAT NORTH WALES MPS HAVE BEEN SPENDING YOUR CASH ON ...
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 5/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...LABOUR'S Martyn Jones claimed almost pounds 20,000 in four years for food. The Clwyd South MP submitted the maximum claim of pounds 400 a month under his second home allowances...put in a total food claim of nearly pounds 20,000 between 2004/05 and 2007...
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Councillors' pounds-180,000 bill as expenses rise Glasgow claims average nearly pounds-2300 - well above other cities
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 5/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...GLASGOW'S 79 councillors claimed more than pounds-180,000 expenses last year. The bill is pounds-70,000 more than the previous year and...members last year claimed an average of almost pounds-2300, pounds-700 more than their colleagues...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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pounds 15m stampede as the Bosman January sales get under way.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 1/2/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...on pre- contract agreements. Around pounds 15million worth of talent is up for grabs...have a transfer budget of millions of pounds at your disposal. "Durranty has been...ABERDEEN: Derek Whyte, age 31, value pounds 350,000; Andy Dow, 26, pounds 300...
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pounds 1,697; The price of being star Al's No1 fan.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 7/31/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...supervisor Danny Walker. It would cost an astonishing pounds 1,697.57 to kit Junior out with the full...games - mounts up. Umbro Shearer Speciale boots pounds 79.99 Umbro Shearer shinpads pounds 12.99 Newcastle home shirt (inc number and...
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Ezra Pound Trial: 1946
Book article from: Great American Trials
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Pound, Ezra 1885-1972
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Ezra Loomis Pound
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