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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

포더

Pronunciation / Transliteration: podeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fother/ˈfɒð.ər/
nounverbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"포더는 과거 납의 무게를 재던 단위였다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An old traditional unit of weight, especially for lead, varying from about 19 to 24 hundredweight.

    "The shipment of metal was measured at precisely one fother."
As verb
  1. 1

    To pass a sail or canvas packed with oakum and loose material under a ship's bottom to temporarily stop a leak.

    "The crew worked quickly to fother the damaged hull before entering the storm."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'fōþer' meaning a load or cartload, akin to Old High German 'fodar'. Historically used as a unit of weight for lead or other heavy commodities, and later extended to nautical terminology for patching leaks with a sail.

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