"third-pounder" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: third pounder [alternative], thirdpounder [alternative]
Etymology: From third + pound + -er, modelled on quarter-pounder. Etymology templates: {{af|en|third|pound|-er}} third + pound + -er Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} third-pounder (not comparable)
  1. Having the weight of 1/3 of a pound. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: third-pound Related terms: full-pound, full-pounder, half-pound, half-pounder, pound, pounder, quarter-pound, quarter-pounder, third
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Noun

Forms: third-pounders [plural], third pounder [alternative], thirdpounder [alternative]
Etymology: From third + pound + -er, modelled on quarter-pounder. Etymology templates: {{af|en|third|pound|-er}} third + pound + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} third-pounder (plural third-pounders)
  1. (cooking) A beef hamburger sandwich, whose patty weighed 1/3 of a lb (pound) before cooking. Translations (burger sandwich): tiers de livre (French)
    Sense id: en-third-pounder-en-noun-9kcjirmA Categories (other): Cooking, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 32 15 5 14 4 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 25 18 8 16 7 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 18 4 15 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 10 2 8 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 25 2 8 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 34 16 2 11 14 4 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'burger sandwich': 30 13 23 16 19 0
  2. (by extension) Any such burger with a replacement for the beef, with an alternative. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-third-pounder-en-noun-GypUcbSJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 32 15 5 14 4 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 25 18 8 16 7 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 18 4 15 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 10 2 8 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 25 2 8 11 2
  3. (by extension) The burger patty itself. Tags: broadly
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  4. (by extension) An item similar to a burger patty of that uncooked weight, such as a meatball. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-third-pounder-en-noun-jZl-oA75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 32 15 5 14 4 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 25 18 8 16 7 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 25 18 4 15 7 6
  5. A sandwich weighing 1/3 of a pound, at time of serving.
    Sense id: en-third-pounder-en-noun-k9iEKlF~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 31 10 2 8 12 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 25 2 8 11 2
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, pounder.
    Sense id: en-third-pounder-en-noun-g6eZQLul

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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