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English
Etymology
Apparently from Dutch lijspond, a contraction of Lijfs pond (“Livonian pound”); or from the equivalent Low German lispunt, livespunt.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪspaʊnd/, /ˈlɪspənd/
Noun
lispound (plural lispounds)
- (historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.
References
- ^ “lispound”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 737, column 3.
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lijspond”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute