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poose, pouce, pouse, pousie, powce,
pouce [pus]
n. Flax dust.
n. Flax dust.
pooder, pooderie, poodert, poother, poother$d, poother-bane, pootherie, pouder, pouderie, poudert, pouther, pouther-bane, pouthered, poutherie, pouthery, powther,
pouder [ˈpudər]
also pouther [ˈpuðər]
n. Powder.
v. To powder, to besprinkle with any substance. To sprinkle food with salt or spices in order to preserve it. To salt, cure meat or butter etc.
pt. pp. poudert/poudered or pouthert/pouthered
also pouther [ˈpuðər]
n. Powder.
v. To powder, to besprinkle with any substance. To sprinkle food with salt or spices in order to preserve it. To salt, cure meat or butter etc.
pt. pp. poudert/poudered or pouthert/pouthered
pouderie [ˈpudəri]
also poutherie [ˈpuːðəri]
adj. Powdery. Mettlesome, spirited.
also poutherie [ˈpuːðəri]
adj. Powdery. Mettlesome, spirited.
Compounds and phrases etc.
lat oot the pouder: Divulge the secret.
poudert beau, pouther-bane: NN.b. The Scottish primrose Primula scotica.
poudert beau, pouther-bane: NN.b. The Scottish primrose Primula scotica.
owerpooer, ower-pooer, owerpouer, ower-pouer, owre-pooer, owre-pouer, perfu, pirfa, po$er, poo$er, poo$r, pooer, pooerfa, pooerfae, pooerfu, pooerless, poor, poorfae, poorfu, poorful, poorless, poorliss, poower, pouer, pouerfu, pouerless, pow$r, powerfa, powerfu, puer, purfa,
pouer [ˈpuər]
n. Power. Power of control, jurisdiction, command. A large number of persons or things, a great quantity, many, much.
v. To exert power over a person or thing, to command, control.
n. Power. Power of control, jurisdiction, command. A large number of persons or things, a great quantity, many, much.
v. To exert power over a person or thing, to command, control.
Compounds and phrases etc.
owerpouer: To overpower.
pouerfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Powerful, in large numbers, in crowds.
pouerless: Powerless.
pouerfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Powerful, in large numbers, in crowds.
pouerless: Powerless.
pluck, pook, pookie, pookin, pookit, pooky, pouk, pouked, poukie, poukie, poukin, poukit, pouky, pouky, puck, puk, pukk, spook,
pouk [puk]
n. A plucking motion, a twitch, tug, a sharp pull.
dim. poukie A shabby, starved-looking person.
v. To pluck, twitch, tug, pull sharply. To pillage, plunder, fleece, rook, cheat, of money etc. Of a bird: to moult. To pluck or tug at, to pull at sharply. To annoy, bother, harass. To carp at, criticise.
pt. pp. poukit adj. Plucked, puny, meagre.
n. A plucking motion, a twitch, tug, a sharp pull.
dim. poukie A shabby, starved-looking person.
v. To pluck, twitch, tug, pull sharply. To pillage, plunder, fleece, rook, cheat, of money etc. Of a bird: to moult. To pluck or tug at, to pull at sharply. To annoy, bother, harass. To carp at, criticise.
pt. pp. poukit adj. Plucked, puny, meagre.
pouky
adj. Of birds: patchy and thin in the plumage because of the moult. Of people: having a dejected ailing appearance, thin and unhealthy-looking.
adj. Of birds: patchy and thin in the plumage because of the moult. Of people: having a dejected ailing appearance, thin and unhealthy-looking.
Compounds and phrases etc.
poukin: The moult. A tuft of wool etc.
See pou also.
poolie, pooly, poulie, pouly,
poulie [ˈpuli]
n. A louse.
n. A louse.
pillie, pollie, poolly, poullie, poully, pullet, pulley,
poullie [ˈpuli]
n. A young chicken destined for the pot.
n. A young chicken destined for the pot.
poon, poun,
poun [pun]
n. A pawn in chess.
n. A pawn in chess.
poopit, poupit, pu$pit, pupit,
poupit [ˈpupɪt]
n. A pulpit.
n. A pulpit.
poorie, pourie, purri,
pourie [I.Sh. puri]
int. A call-word to a cat, puss!
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.
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.