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- [pound uhv, ov flesh]
- /paʊnd ʌv, ɒv flɛʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pound uhv, ov flesh]
- /paʊnd ʌv, ɒv flɛʃ/
Definitions of pound of flesh words
- noun pound of flesh the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 1
- noun pound of flesh muscular and fatty tissue. 1
- noun pound of flesh this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes fowl; meat. 1
- noun pound of flesh fatness; weight. 1
- noun pound of flesh the body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul: The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 1
- noun pound of flesh the physical or animal nature of humankind as distinguished from its moral or spiritual nature: the needs of the flesh. 1
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Origin of pound of flesh
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English flesc, Old English flǣsc; cognate with Old Frisian flēsk, Old High German fleisk (German Fleisch), Old Norse flesk bacon
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Parts of speech for Pound of flesh
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pound of flesh popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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