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Pood
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
a Russian weight, equivalent to 40 lb Russian and about 36 lb avoirdupois. A little more than 62 poods go to the ton. The word is an adaptation of the Low German or Norse pund, pound.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Pood'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/pood.html. 1910.