pounders

gravel-pounder

slang An infantry soldier. Was Grandpa really a gravel-pounder in World War II?

ground-pounder

slang An infantry soldier. Was Grandpa really a ground-pounder in World War II?

quarter-pounder

A hamburger that weighs roughly four ounces (a quarter of a pound) before it is cooked. The phrase is best-known as the name of a hamburger served at McDonald's fast food restaurants. I think I'm going get a quarter-pounder for dinner tonight—what would you like?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gravel-pounder

n. an infantry soldier. (Military.) Do you really want to join the Army and be a gravel-pounder?

ground-pounder

n. an infantry soldier. (Military.) If you join the army, it means a lot of your life spent as a ground-pounder.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pounder
  • gravel-pounder
  • ground-pounder
  • dogface
  • crunchie
  • crunchy
  • bust a move
  • behind (one's) time
  • behind time
  • go strong
References in periodicals archive
Aldi Specially Selected Aberdeen Angus Beef Quarter Pounders (454g) PS2.49 75 2= Marks & Spencer Our Best Ever Burger (340g), PS3.50 75 4.
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NEW YORK -- The Quarter Pounder is getting a fresh makeover.
McDonald's goes all out to serve fresh beef in some of its burgers Burgers: Company may expand offering offering
In this study, the water entry problem of three-dimensional pounders with different geometric shapes including cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid, and cone was investigated numerically using commercial finite element code Abaqus 6.14-2 and an explicit dynamic analysis method was employed to model fluid-structure interactions using a Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) formulation [33].
Numerical Investigation of Water Entry Problem of Pounders with Different Geometric Shapes and Drop Heights for Dynamic Compaction of the Seabed
Jonny Pounders of Ground Pounders Landscaping, Inc said, "Our goal is to educate the community on how to get the best results for their property improvement projects.
Ground Pounders Landscaping, Inc Launches New Website for the Fayetteville Area
When a 300 pounder tackles a 190 pounder, the impact may be such that the bone structure, muscles and nerve system can no longer bear the stress.
SPORTS MAIL
Each Quarter Pounder with Cheese has 520 calories, 20 pieces of McNuggets are 940 calories and each medium order of French Fries accounts for 380 calories.
McDonald's set to test 2,940 calorie 'gut-busting' family meal
And McDonald's wants us to shift from Quarter Pounders to Third Pounders.
Pain in the angus
Check out the Heart Pounders Hauntings website at http://heartpoundershaunts.piczo.com
Ghoul your school!
DISGUSTED Glenn Fordyce found an unwanted extra in his McDonald's quarter pounder - a dead fly.
GLENN FINDS A McFLY IN HIS BURGER MEAL
McDonald's hamburger, for instance, starting out at 3.6 ounces, grew to the Quarter Pounder and then to the Arch Deluxe at nine ounces.
Joe Camel today, the Pillsbury Doughboy tomorrow
The analysts also said the rollout of fresh beef Quarter Pounders later this year could boost a key sales figure at the chain.
McDonald's tests fresh beef in another burger
Cocoa Beach, FL, August 28, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Ground Pounders Magazine was started in 2013 from Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Introducing Ground Pounders Promotions
Nick Parkinson set up pooch pampering service, Paw Pounders in Sutton Coldfield last year, after turning his back on the flailing building trade.
Dogs have their day of pampering
Despite its healthy image, Au Bon Pain's Southwestern Tuna Wrap has more sat fat than two Quarter Pounders, plus 950 calories to pad your waistline.
Fast food follow-up: what's left to eat?
You never know whether a certain technique or method is safe and humane," says Adam Pounders, one of the staff members at the newly launched website, TrainingLabradorRetrievers.net.
Training Labrador Retrievers Online Now