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Definition of poundman in English:
poundman
noun
1A man employed to impound stray animals, (now US) specifically a man who works for a public pound, especially a dogcatcher.
2A man employed in weir or pound fishing (now rare).
Origin
Middle English. Earliest attested as a surname.
