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pawst, poast, poàst, póast, poastie, poastit, post, postage, poste, postet, postie, postit,
post [post]
n. A post. A letter-carrier, a postman. The mail.
dim. postie A postman.
v. To convey, accompany, carry in the manner of a post. Act as a postman.
pt. pp. postit
Compounds and phrases etc.
post tae: Mail for (someone).
postage [ˈpostɪdʒ]: Postage.
postpone,
postpone [ˈpostpon]
v. To postpone. leg. To relegate the claims of a creditor by giving others priority of repayment. To demote in the ranking of creditors.
Compounds and phrases etc.
postponement: Postponement.
potassium,
potassium [ˈpɔtasɪəm]
n. Potassium.
poitín, potcheen, poteen, potheen,
poteen [pɔtʃin]
n. A traditional Irish distilled beverage.
From Irish poitín.
pitistatur, potestaator, potestata, potestater, potestator, potestatur, pottersta, pottesture, pottiestattur, pottistatur, prottystatter,
potestater [MN. I.Sh. ˈpɔtəstaːtɔr]
In the phrases in potestater: At the height of one's powers, influence, authority, career etc. In a state of full well-being and prosperity. In one's prime. In all one's finery, dressed up to the nines.
potage, pothich, pottage, pottich,
pottich [ˈpotətʃ]
n. Pottage. Oatmeal porridge.
Compounds and phrases etc.
ahint yer pottich: To be late for your meal.
plain as pottitch: Perfectly clear or obvious, self-evident.
pothecar, poticarie, poticary, pottingar,
pottingar [ˈpotɪŋgər]
n. An apothecary, druggist.
potingar, potinger, pottanger, pottinger, potyngar, potyngeir,
pottinger [ˈpɔtmdʒər]
n. arch. A cook, 'a maker of potage or soup'.
n. [ˈpɔtɪndʒər] A bowl-shaped vessel of metal or earthenware etc. for holding soup or porridge etc.
pottie, potty,
potty [ˈpote]
n. Putty.
v. To apply putty.
Compounds and phrases etc.
it winna potty: Of a story or plan etc. it won't do, it won't stick, it won't hold water, it won't wash.
poed, poo, poo$in, poo$t, pood, pooed, pooin, pootae, pou, poud, poued, pouin, pouit, poutae, pou-tae, pow, pow$t, powd, powed, poween, pu, pu$, pu$d, pu$ed, pu$in, pu$in$, pued, puin, pyowin,
pou [puː, S. pʌu]
n. A pull. A pluck. SEC. The crab Cancer pagurus.
v. To pull. To pluck fruit, flowers, feathers or hair etc. To extract a tooth. Of a vent or chimney etc.: to have a strong draught, to draw.
pt. pp. poued
Compounds and phrases etc.
pouin [puːɪn, S. pʌuɪn]: Pulling, plucking.
pou-tae: SEC. A crab's claw.
See pull also.
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