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Word: lb (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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Usage:

...Throwing 56 lb. weight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SPORTING COLUMN. | 5/16/1879 | See Source »

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Normalized population density for word "lb" throughout decades:

1870s : 0.0290
1880s : 0.1813
1890s : 0.6448
1900s : 0.3560
1910s : 0.3794
1920s : 0.7040
1930s : 2.4944
1940s : 2.1774
1950s : 1.3087
1960s : 1.1870
1970s : 0.7961
1980s : 1.1334
1990s : 0.5118
2000s : 0.4858
2010s : 0.7683