HyperDic: sounder

English > 1 sense of the word *sounder*:
NOUN	artifact	sounder	a device for making soundings

sounder > pronunciation
Sounds	saw'nder
Rhymes	adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der...

English > *sounder*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A device for making soundings.
Broader	device	An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Verbs	sound	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line