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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Foot pound \Foot" pound`\ (Mech.)
A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in
raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity
through a vertical distance of one foot.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Foot pound \Foot" pound`\ (Mech.)
A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in
raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity
the height of one foot.