What does lb stand for. I know it means pounds but what is the original meaning?

Answer 1

The origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales (hence the symbol for the astrological sign Libra, which was named after a constellation that was thought to resemble scales) and also a pound weight, for which the full expression was libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.

Answer 2

It's an abbreviation for Libra, a unit of weight from ancient Roman times.

The origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales (hence the symbol for the astrological sign Libra, which was named after a constellation that was thought to resemble scales) and also a pound weight, for which the full expression was libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.

Answer 3

Pound.
NOUN:

Abbr. lb.
A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See Table at measurement.
A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.
A British unit of force equal to the weight of a standard one-pound mass where the local acceleration of gravity is 9.817 meters (32.174 feet) per second per second.

The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling .
A basic unit of currency in Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and United Kingdom. See Table at currency.
A monetary unit of Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called pound scots .
The pound key on a telephone.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English pund, from West Germanic *punda-, from Latin (libra).

Answer 4

Lady But

Answer 5

Lardy Butt!