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third-pounder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
third--pounder
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (typically beef) hamburger sandwich, whose patty weighed 1/3 of a lb (pound) before cooking.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, pounder.

adj

Having the weight of 1/3 of a pound.

Etymology

From third + pound + -er, modelled on quarter-pounder.

Inflected Forms

third-pounders (plural) third pounder (alternative)

Phrases

full-pound full-pounder half-pound half-pounder quarter-pound quarter-pounder

Frequently Paired Words

full-pound full-pounder half-pound half-pounder pound pounder quarter-pound quarter-pounder

Synonyms

third-pound

Questions

What does third-pounder mean?
A (typically beef) hamburger sandwich, whose patty weighed 1/3 of a lb (pound) before cooking.
Where does third-pounder come from?
From third + pound + -er, modelled on quarter-pounder.

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