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pillie, pollie, poolly, poullie, poully, pullet, pulley,
poullie [ˈpuli]
n. A young chicken destined for the pot.
poon, poun,
poun [pun]
n. A pawn in chess.
poopit, poupit, pu$pit, pupit,
poupit [ˈpupɪt]
n. A pulpit.
poorie, pourie, purri,
pourie [I.Sh. puri]
int. A call-word to a cat, puss!
pooshie, pooshy, poosie, poossy, poosy, pous, pousie, pouss, poussie, powser, pushie, pushy, puss, pussie, pussy,
pous [ˈpus]
n. A cat or a hare.
dim. pousie A call to a cat.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
reid-nebbit pousie: MN. The puffin Fratercula arctica or oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
poosie, posi, pousie, pusi,
pousie [I.Sh. ˈpusi]
n. A mire, bog, swamp.
peesk, peeskie, pisk, piskie, poosk, pooskered, pooskie, pooskit, pousk, pousker, pouskered, pouskert, pouskie, pouskin, pusk, pusker, puskie, puskin,
pousk [I.Sh. pusk, pisk]
n. A state of excitement or fidgets. A hurry, a confused rush or bustle.
dim. pouskie A little spurt of speed, an ostentatious display of haste, a bustle.
v. To pick around looking for something, to search or hunt for something, to pick or collect something. To move around doing odd jobs. To fidget about in an aimless way, to drift around. Of wind: to blow in gusts of increasing violence, to freshen up.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pouskin: A strong gale, a tempestuous wind.
pousker: A storm. A spell of bad weather.
pouskert: Exhausted physically.
buss, poosh, pooss, poosst, poost, pous, pouse, pouss, poussed, pousst, poust, puhsh, pusch, push, push, pusht, puss, puss, pussin, pussin_aboot,
pouss [pus]
also push [pʌʃ], DD. puss
n. A push, thrust, prod, blow, stroke, knock. A snatch, sharp tug.
v. To, push, poke or thrust a stick etc. To prod, strike with a sharp thrusting blow, punch.
pt. pp. pousst, pusht.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
poussin: Pushing.
pussin aboot: DD. Messing about, being a pest.
poost, pooste, pooster, poostit, poosty, posted, postie, postit, posty, posty, poust, pouster, poustie, poustit, pousty, powst, powsted, powstie, powstit, powsty, spoos, spoost, spous, spoust,
poustie [ˈpustɪ, ˈpʌustɪ]
also I.Sh. pouster n. Vigour, virility.
n. Power, strength, force, dominion, control.
 
Elided form poust [pust, pʌust], I.Ork. also with prothetic s spoust [spus(t)]
n. Power, Strength, force, vigour.
 
poustit
adj. Drained of strength or virtue, powerless. Not in one's normal state of health or mind, carried away, transported, out of one's senses, spellbound.
poastur, pooster, poostur, poster, postor, postur, postur, pouster, pouster, pouster, poustur, powster, powster, powstur,
poustur [ˈpustər, ˈpʌustər]
n. Posture, a position in space, situation, location. A state of affairs, condition.

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