lb.

abbr. a pound or pounds (weight).
Etymology: L libra

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pl. lbs., lb.

pound.

[ < L libra, pl. librae]

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lb.,

plural lb. or lbs.

pound or pounds.

L.B.,

U.S. Bachelor of Letters (Latin, Litterarum Baccalaureus).

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abbr.

■ pound(s) (in weight)

Origin:

from Latin libra

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abbr, pl lbs.

pound

a 5-lb. bag of flour [=a five-pound bag of flour, a bag of flour weighing five pounds]

The baby weighed 8 lbs. at birth.

◇ The abbreviation lb. comes from Latin word “libra,” which means “pound.”

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lb [lb] (BrE) (NAmE lb.) abbreviation (pl. lb or lbs)

a pound in weight, equal to about 454 grams (from Latin ‘libra ’).