pood

/puːd/
noun
  1. A unit of weight used in Russia and some other countries, equal to about 16.38 kilograms (36.11 pounds).
    • The farmer sold a pood of potatoes at the market.
    • In old Russian recipes, flour was often measured in poods.
    • The shipment weighed ten poods, according to the customs document.
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