A pound was a measure of mass equal to 16 ounces or approximately 0.45 kilograms.
When James T. Kirk underwent a physical in 2266, Doctor Leonard McCoy discovered that Kirk had gained "a couple of pounds." (TOS episode: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
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- Pound article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Pound (mass) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.