Pound (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pounding.] [OE.
pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a play on words.] 1. To strike
repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
Dryden.
2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine
particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to pound spice
or salt.
Pound, v. i. 1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.
2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine
pounds.
Pound, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn away, or to
repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont, pond, pound.
Cf. Pinder, Pinfold, Pin to inclose, Pond.] 1. An inclosure, maintained
by public authority, in which cattle or other animals are confined when
taken in trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a
pinfold. Shak.