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Poundal
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Poundal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/poundal.html. 1828.