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pood

noun \ˈpüd, ˈpüt\

Definition of POOD

:  a Russian unit of weight equal to about 36.11 pounds (16.38 kilograms)
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Origin of POOD

Russian pud, from Old Russian, from Old Norse pund pound — more at pound
First Known Use: 1554

Rhymes with POOD

brood, crowd, crude, dude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, oud, prude, pseud, rood, rude, shrewd, snood, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud

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