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poot, poots, pootsan, pootsie, pout, pouts,
poot [put]
n. A pout. A sulky expression.
v. To pout, to sulk.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pootin: Pouting.
oxter-pooch, oxter-pootch, oxter-pouch, oxter-poutch, pooch, pooches, poochfu, pooch-strings, pootch, pootches, pootchfu, pootch-strings, pouch, pouch-strings, poutch-strings, rhype-pouch, ripe-pouch, rype-pootch, rype-pouch,
pootch [putʃ]
v. To put something into one's pocket, take possession of, either legitimately or dishonestly.
n. A pocket, a pouch, a purse, one's finances.
pl. pootches
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
oxter-pootch: A breast pocket.
pootchfu: A pouch- or pocketful.
pootch-strings: Purse strings.
ripe-pootch: A pickpocket.
pork, purk,
pork [poːrk]
n. Pork.
darr, pore, pork, porr, purr,
porr [N. I. poːr]
n. A prickle, a thorn. A poker. NN.b. A thistle or nettle.
v. To prod, poke, annoy. To thrust at, prod with the horns.
porsht, port, porte,
port [port]
n. A tune, catch, theme played on the bagpipes.
aeroport, airport, flichtpairk, passport, poart, port, porte, porter, The_Port,
port [poːrt]
n. A harbour. A gateway. A market held at a Burgh port.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
airport: An airport.
passport: A passport.
porter: A porter.
The Port: Locally for Port Glasgow (Inverclyde) and Port Elphinstone (Abderdeenshire).
Portabellae, Portae, Portie, Portobello, Porty, Portybellie, Portybelly,
Portabellae [ˈpoːrtebɛle, ˈpoːrtəbale]
pn. Portobello (Edinburgh).
dim. Portie
Portadoon, Portadoun,
Portadoun [ˈportədun]
pn. Portadown (County Armagh).
apportion, poarshun, poartion, porshun, portion,
portion [ˈpɔrʃən]
n. A part of a whole.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
apportion: To divide up and share out.
portioner,
portioner [ˈpoːrʃənər]
n. The proprietor of an estate. A heir.

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