pounded

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pounded - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pounce \Pounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pouncing.]
     To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a
     pattern.
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  Pound \Pound\ (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.
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              With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     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.
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