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adjective • acquired as your own by free choice | ||||||||
| 35% | 7 | One pound force acting on a mass of one pound | ||||||
noun • a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons | ||||||||
| 35% | 8 | Pound for pound, one of the strongest fighting fish | ||||||
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Like A Pet Dog From A Pound Crossword Clue
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ADOPTED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ADOPTED
Updated: October 11, 2023
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