pound sterling

The news reports of the speech quoted that line, so it became the pound cake speech.

A leopard seal is “about a thousand-pound animal with lots of teeth,” Perryman explains.

The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.

At this period it brought enormous prices, the finest selling at from fifteen to eighteen shillings per pound.

Body o' me, here's the remainder of seven pound since yesterday was seven-night!

The duty on importation had been only twopence per pound, a moderate sum in view of the prices realized by the sale of it.

In fact, I'm nothing but a quarter of a pound of 'plain,' and the price isn't worth mentioning.