1. A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
   "He used a pounder to crush the spices for the curry";
   - pestle, muller
    
2. (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
   "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"

Derived forms: pounders

Type of: force unit, tool

Encyclopedia: Pounder