half-poundern.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈpaʊndə/, U.S.

/ˌhæfˈpaʊndər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half adj., pound n.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < half adj. + pound n.¹ + -er suffix¹.With sense 2b compare quarter-pounder n. at quarter n. Compounds 4.

1. A gun that fires a shot weighing half a pound; (also) a shot weighing half a pound. Frequently (and in earliest use) as a modifier, as half-pounder gun, half-pounder shot, etc. Cf. pounder n.⁴ 1a. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot > of specific weight of shot

fifteen-pounder1684

four-pounder1684

hundred-pounder1684

six-pounder1684

three-pounder1684

ten-pounder1695

nine-pounder1713

seven-pounder1762

long nine1780

half-pounder1800

twelve-pounder1801

sices1804

twelve1804

one-pounder1811

eighteen1834

eighteen-pounder1866

1740 London Evening-post 21–24 June Firing a half-pounder Shot out of a Swivel Gun, with two Drams of Powder.

1747 W. Mountaine Pract. Sea-gunner's Compan. 122 Wad Hooks with Rammers compleat, with Staves from 42 to half Pounders inclusive.

1756 G. Washington Let. 5 Aug. in Papers (1984) III. 326 This place..is not capable of an hours defence, if the enemy were to bring only one half-pounder against it.

1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 235 We charged a half-pounder swivel with an ounce and an half..of the mercurial powder.

1874 S. W. Baker Ismailïa I. xii. 408 The rifles: the little ‘Dutchman,’ two breechloading Reilly No. 8, two muzzle-loading Holland half-pounders, that carried an iron lead-coated explosive shell.

1975 Minnesota Hist. 44 204/2 Perhaps he fired his half-pounders in salute from the sailing vessel.

2000 Irish Amer. 31 May 94 Among the original weapons on display are a broadsword, a Highlander pistol, a Brown Bess musket and a half-pounder swivel gun.

a. Something, esp. a fish, that weighs half a pound.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > pound > that which weighs specific fraction of pound

quarter-pounder1847

half-pounder1886

1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 789/1 You have to lift the pounders and the half-pounders perpendicularly out of pools that go plumb-down into a darksome depth.

1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log x. 202 The great half-pounders are feeding in the broad spreading fords.

1947 Life 21 July 83/1 Pack the half-pounder of Kraft American in the picnic basket.

1993 Independent on Sunday 4 Apr. 28/8 Those half-pounders were red-letter day fish.

2004 Native's Guide to Chicago (ed. 4) iv. 212 Pot-pies—half-pounder $8.75, one pounder $17.50.

b. A hamburger made with half a pound of beef. Cf. quarter-pounder n. (b) at quarter n. Compounds 4.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > meat dishes > [noun] > hamburger

quarter-pounder1847

Hamburg steak1884

Hamburger1889

Salisbury steak1897

cheeseburgerc1930

nutburger1934

Wimpy1935

burger1939

lamburger1939

beefburger1940

sausage-burger1942

Sloppy Joe1942

turtleburger1946

mooseburger1948

jumboburger1959

Big Mac1969

soy burger1973

slider1974

soya burger1974

1972 Daily Trojan (Univ. S. Calif.) 21 Apr. 6/2 A typical a la carte hamburger at the Hamlet costs about $1. The price for a deluxe half-pounder balloons up to around $1.50.

1987 W. Percy Thanatos Syndrome (1988) i. iii. 13 At four in the afternoon with a half-pounder, a large chocolate shake, and three paper boats of french fries.

2013 Time Out N.Y. 8 Aug. 9/2 Kewpie mayo..slathered over the charred half-pounder made with Angus shoulder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-pounder
释义	half-poundern. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈpaʊndə/, U.S. /ˌhæfˈpaʊndər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half adj., pound n.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < half adj. + pound n.¹ + -er suffix¹.With sense 2b compare quarter-pounder n. at quarter n. Compounds 4. 1. A gun that fires a shot weighing half a pound; (also) a shot weighing half a pound. Frequently (and in earliest use) as a modifier, as half-pounder gun, half-pounder shot, etc. Cf. pounder n.⁴ 1a. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > guns by weight of shot > of specific weight of shot fifteen-pounder1684 four-pounder1684 hundred-pounder1684 six-pounder1684 three-pounder1684 ten-pounder1695 nine-pounder1713 seven-pounder1762 long nine1780 half-pounder1800 twelve-pounder1801 sices1804 twelve1804 one-pounder1811 eighteen1834 eighteen-pounder1866 1740 London Evening-post 21–24 June Firing a half-pounder Shot out of a Swivel Gun, with two Drams of Powder. 1747 W. Mountaine Pract. Sea-gunner's Compan. 122 Wad Hooks with Rammers compleat, with Staves from 42 to half Pounders inclusive. 1756 G. Washington Let. 5 Aug. in Papers (1984) III. 326 This place..is not capable of an hours defence, if the enemy were to bring only one half-pounder against it. 1800 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 90 235 We charged a half-pounder swivel with an ounce and an half..of the mercurial powder. 1874 S. W. Baker Ismailïa I. xii. 408 The rifles: the little ‘Dutchman,’ two breechloading Reilly No. 8, two muzzle-loading Holland half-pounders, that carried an iron lead-coated explosive shell. 1975 Minnesota Hist. 44 204/2 Perhaps he fired his half-pounders in salute from the sailing vessel. 2000 Irish Amer. 31 May 94 Among the original weapons on display are a broadsword, a Highlander pistol, a Brown Bess musket and a half-pounder swivel gun. 2. a. Something, esp. a fish, that weighs half a pound. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > pound > that which weighs specific fraction of pound quarter-pounder1847 half-pounder1886 1834 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 789/1 You have to lift the pounders and the half-pounders perpendicularly out of pools that go plumb-down into a darksome depth. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log x. 202 The great half-pounders are feeding in the broad spreading fords. 1947 Life 21 July 83/1 Pack the half-pounder of Kraft American in the picnic basket. 1993 Independent on Sunday 4 Apr. 28/8 Those half-pounders were red-letter day fish. 2004 Native's Guide to Chicago (ed. 4) iv. 212 Pot-pies—half-pounder $8.75, one pounder $17.50. b. A hamburger made with half a pound of beef. Cf. quarter-pounder n. (b) at quarter n. Compounds 4. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > meat dishes > [noun] > hamburger quarter-pounder1847 Hamburg steak1884 Hamburger1889 Salisbury steak1897 cheeseburgerc1930 nutburger1934 Wimpy1935 burger1939 lamburger1939 beefburger1940 sausage-burger1942 Sloppy Joe1942 turtleburger1946 mooseburger1948 jumboburger1959 Big Mac1969 soy burger1973 slider1974 soya burger1974 1972 Daily Trojan (Univ. S. Calif.) 21 Apr. 6/2 A typical a la carte hamburger at the Hamlet costs about $1. The price for a deluxe half-pounder balloons up to around $1.50. 1987 W. Percy Thanatos Syndrome (1988) i. iii. 13 At four in the afternoon with a half-pounder, a large chocolate shake, and three paper boats of french fries. 2013 Time Out N.Y. 8 Aug. 9/2 Kewpie mayo..slathered over the charred half-pounder made with Angus shoulder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1740
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