HardWordplay
"I measure weight, I am British money, I am what you do to a nail, and I am where lost dogs go. What am I?"
Answer
A Pound
Explanation
A pound is a unit of weight. A pound is British currency. To pound means to hit hard. And a dog pound is where stray dogs are held. Four meanings of the same word.
This is a hard riddle in the Wordplay category — Riddles that play with language, puns, and double meanings.
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