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单词 poundless
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poundlessadj.

Brit. /ˈpaʊndləs/, U.S. /ˈpaʊn(d)ləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pound n.1, -less suffix.
Etymology: < pound n.1 + -less suffix.
Without so much as a pound (of money); poor.
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the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > lacking money
to the boneOE
silverlessc1325
pennilessc1330
moneylessc1400
impecunious1596
crossless1600
penceless1605
unmoneyed1606
coinless1614
emptya1643
out of pocket1679
money-bound1710
broke1716
embarrassed1744
stiver cramped1785
plackless1786
taper1789
poundlessa1794
shillingless1797
unpennied1804
fundless1809
impecuniary1814
hard up1821
soldier-thighed1825
cashless1833
stiverless1839
fly-blown1853
strapped1857
stick1859
tight1859
stone-broke1886
stony1886
oofless1888
stony-broke1890
motherless1906
penny-pinched1918
skinned1924
skint1925
on the beach1935
potless1936
boracic1959
uptight1967
brassic1982
a1794 S. Blamire Poet. Wks. (1842) 234 They're here wad take a poundless bride!
1891 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors I. xiii. 255 I'm penniless or poundless.
1998 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 8 Nov. 1 k An ATM spitting back my credit card when we were penniless and poundless.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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