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Definition of "pood" []

  • A Russian unit of weight equivalent to about 16.4 kilograms (36.1 pounds) avoirdupois. (noun)

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Use "pood" in a sentence
  • "(I seem to b repeating this..yet..had my maushis koshambir- first time wt shengdana pood(coarse)+rai pood+ sugar, which is added just when ready to eat!)"
  • "A traditional pood is 16. 38kg (36.11 lbs), though it's rounded to 16 kilos even for exercise weights. randalll"
  • "Gold here measures every thing: a lady's charms are by weight, "a pood is a good girl, and two or three poods are twice or thrice as good as a wife.""