pound overt

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pound overt - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pound \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.
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     2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.
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     3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a
        narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings
        spreading outward.
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     Pound covert, a pound that is close or covered over, as a
        shed.
  
     Pound overt, a pound that is open overhead.
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