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poosie, posi, pousie, pusi,
pousie [I.Sh. ˈpusi]
n. A mire, bog, swamp.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
n. Posture, a position in space, situation, location. A state of affairs, condition.
bell-pout, polt, poot, pootrie, pootry, poots, pout, poutrie, poutry, powt, puilt, pult, pultrie,
pout [put, pʌut]
n. A young game bird. I.Ork. n. A young pig. A young cat, a kitten.
dim. poutie
v. To hunt game-birds.
n. A young game bird. I.Ork. n. A young pig. A young cat, a kitten.
dim. poutie
v. To hunt game-birds.
Compounds and phrases etc.
beld pout dim. beldie: The coot Fulica atra.
poutrie [ˈputri]: Poultry.
poutrie [ˈputri]: Poultry.
povereese, povereeze, poverize,
povereese [poːvəˈriːz]
v. To reduce to a condition of poverty, want, or emaciation. To exhaust land etc. by overworking, to impoverish, over exploit.
pt. pp. povereesed
v. To reduce to a condition of poverty, want, or emaciation. To exhaust land etc. by overworking, to impoverish, over exploit.
pt. pp. povereesed
poan, pollac, pollack, pollan, pollock, powan, powen,
powan [ˈpʌuən]
also pollock
n. The whitefish Coregonus clupeoides found in Loch Lomond and Loch Eck.
also pollock
n. The whitefish Coregonus clupeoides found in Loch Lomond and Loch Eck.
Powbaith, Powbeth,
Powbeth [ˈpʌubɛθ]
pn. Polbeth (West Lothian).
pn. Polbeth (West Lothian).
peow, peowe, po, pow, powe, powee, powie,
powe [pʌu]
n. A pool, puddle. A watery or marshy place. A slow moving stream.
dim. powie.
n. A pool, puddle. A watery or marshy place. A slow moving stream.
dim. powie.