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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 72 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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POOD , a See also:

RUSSIAN

Russian See also:

WEIGHT

weight, See also:

EQUIVALENT

equivalent to 40 lb Russian and about 36 lb See also:

AVOIRDUPOIS

avoirdupois . A little more than 62 poods go to the ton . The word is an See also:

ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of the See also:

Low See also:

German or Norse pund, See also:

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