Definition of "pood"

pood

/puːd/

noun
plural poods
1. An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).
  Quotations
  About 250,000 poods of yuft are prepared annually, of which about 150,000 poods are red yuft, manufactured chiefly for foreign markets.
  1869, Great Britain. Parliament, Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, page 295
2. A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds).