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lb.

plural lbs., lb.

pound.

Origin of lb.

< Latin lībra, plural lībrae

Words nearby lb.

lazybones, laënnec, laënnec's cirrhosis, lb, lb tr, lb., lb. ap., lb. av., lb. t., lbd, lbf

Definition for lb (2 of 3)

L.B. ¹

bachelor of letters; bachelor of literature.

Origin of L.B.

¹

From the New Latin word Litterārum Baccalaureus; Līterārum Baccalaureus

Definition for lb (3 of 3)

L.B. ²

landing barge.

light bomber.

local board.

Example sentences from the Web for lb

The network, formerly The Learning Channel (LOL), will air a special, The Man With the 132 Lb.

‘The Man With the 132 Lb. Scrotum’: TLC’s Lowest Show Yet? |Kevin Fallon |August 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
LB: I studied history, literature, and philosophy at Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

How We Write (Husband and Wife Edition): Lemony Snicket and Lisa Brown |Noah Charney |January 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Murdoch semi-apologized, tweeting later that he “did not mean to be unsympathetic to 400 lb lady.”

Rupert Murdoch’s Most Offensive Tweets |The Daily Beast |November 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Together the teams will use 66lb of flour, 408lb of butter, 990lb of sugar, four vats of golden syrup and 1,480lb of chocolate.

Giant Cake Bake to Celebrate Jubilee |Tom Sykes |May 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

He is provided with galvanized-iron buckets having lids and locks; each bucket holds about 60 lb.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 |Herbert M. Wilson
This causes a momentary vacuum to be formed under the paper, and the pressure of the air above, which is about 15 lb.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
Big Ben of Westminster, London, has one of this length weighing 700 lb.

Time and Its Measurement |James Arthur
This helm is one of the heaviest in existence, for it weighs 25 lb.

Armour & Weapons |Charles John Ffoulkes
Neat acetylene, accordingly, cannot be compressed above the mark 30 lb.

Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use |F. H. Leeds

British Dictionary definitions for lb (1 of 3)

lb ¹

abbreviation for

cricket leg bye

Also: lb. pound (weight)

Word Origin for lb

(for sense 2) Latin: libra

British Dictionary definitions for lb (2 of 3)

lb ²

the internet domain name for

Lebanon

British Dictionary definitions for lb (3 of 3)

LB

abbreviation for

Liberia (international car registration)

Scientific definitions for lb

lb

Abbreviation of pound