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noun

Pond n. A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool."

Pond hen (Zool.), the American coot. See Coot (a).

Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water.

Pond snail (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limnaea, Physa, Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and various other genera.

Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub (Tetranthera geniculata) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves, and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia to Florida.

Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zool.), any freshwater tortoise of the family Emydidae. Numerous species are found in North America.

verb

Pond v. t. To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.

Pond v. t. To ponder. (Obs.) "Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint."

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"Pond" Quotes from Famous Books

... me, dear; the way will open. Thy father has thought and planned for us; have patience while I tell thee. Thee knows Walter Evesham's pond is small and his mill is ...

— Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) • Constance Fenimore Woolson

... the building of the bubbles which big rain-drops leave on the smooth water of a lake, or pond, or puddle. Only the bigger drops can do it, and reference to the number at the side of Fig. 5 of Series IV. shows that the dome is raised in about two-hundredths of a second. Should the domes fail to close, or should they open ...

— The Splash of a Drop • A. M. Worthington

... spun around so as to confuse his sense of direction. He then says, "Still pond; no more moving!" whereupon the other players must stand still, being allowed only three steps thereafter. The blindfolded player begins to grope for the others. When he catches one, he must guess by touching the hair, dress, etc., whom he has caught. If he guesses correctly, the ...

— Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium • Jessie H. Bancroft

... and have much diversity of aperture, so that the water shoots from them in every posture and form. It makes a bewildering picture. The exposure of water in the great lake or pond which holds these fountains is broken with waves, and the tempestuous scene with the constant excitement of the rising and flowing avalanches of water creates feelings of abounding wonder. The marble steps extend around the lake, and behind them on all sides rises the wall of the ...

— The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars • L. P. Gratacap

... Huish. "I like Attwater. 'E's all right; we got on like one o'clock when you were gone. And ain't his sherry in it, rather? It's like Spiers and Pond's Amontillado! I wish I 'ad a drain of it now." ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) - The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston • Robert Louis Stevenson

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