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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 See also:weight, See also:equivalent to 40 lb Russian and about 36 lb See also:avoirdupois. A little more than 62 poods go to the ton. The word is an See also:adaptation of the See also:Low See also:German or Norse pund, See also:pound.

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