Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pounce \Pounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Pouncing}.]
   To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a
   pattern.

Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Pounding}.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. {Pun} a
   play on words.]
   1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

            With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
      into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
      instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.