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peow, peowe, pole, poll, pollywag, polly-wag, polly-woug, pow, powe, poweheid, powe-heid, powet, powheid, pow-heid, powlick, powlie, powlock, taddie,
powe [pʌu]
n. The poll, the head, the crown of the head, the scalp, the skull. The head of a flower etc.
v. To strike on the head.
n. The poll, the head, the crown of the head, the scalp, the skull. The head of a flower etc.
v. To strike on the head.
Compounds and phrases etc.
black powe-heid: S. The blackcap Sylvia atricapilla.
poweheid: A tadpole.
powlock, dim. powlie: NEC. A tadpole.
poweheid: A tadpole.
powlock, dim. powlie: NEC. A tadpole.
panackie, powenackie,
powenackie [pəˈnaki]
pn. Palnackie (Dumfries and Galloway).
pn. Palnackie (Dumfries and Galloway).
poak, poaker, poakin, poke, poker, pokin, pokr, pook, pookin, pouk, poukin, powk, powk, powke, powkin, puk, pukin, pukk, pukkin,
powk [pʌuk, pok, I. puk]
n. A poke, nudge. I.Sh. To kick or push with the foot.
v. To poke, nudge, strike. MN. A waterlogged or marshy hole or hollow in the ground.
n. A poke, nudge. I.Sh. To kick or push with the foot.
v. To poke, nudge, strike. MN. A waterlogged or marshy hole or hollow in the ground.
Compounds and phrases etc.
powker: Poker.
powkin: Poking, nudging.
powkin: Poking, nudging.
Powkemmet,
Powkemmet [ˈpʌukɛmət]
pn. Polkemmet (West Lothian).
pn. Polkemmet (West Lothian).
Maepole, Maypoul, Meypoul, Meypowl, Miepowl, poal, poall, polie, poul, powl, powlie,
powl [pʌul]
n. A pole. A walking stick, a stilt, crutch.
dim. powlie
n. A pole. A walking stick, a stilt, crutch.
dim. powlie
Compounds and phrases etc.
Meypowl [-pʌul]: A Maypole.
poun, pound, pown, pownd, pund,
pownd [pʌun(d)]
n. An enclosed stretch of water. A pond, pool, reservoir.
n. An enclosed stretch of water. A pond, pool, reservoir.
See pund also.
pawnie, pawny, ponni, powney, pownie, powny,
pownie [ˈpʌuni]
n. A pony. A joiner's trestle. A turkey, a peacock.
n. A pony. A joiner's trestle. A turkey, a peacock.
polter, poot, pooter, poulter, pout, pouter, pouther, powlther, powt, powter, powther, poyter, stane_powter,
powt [pʌut]
n. A poke or a prod. A stick or rod for poking or thrusting, a poker.
v. To poke, prod. Of an animal: to prod with the head or horns, to butt.
n. A poke or a prod. A stick or rod for poking or thrusting, a poker.
v. To poke, prod. Of an animal: to prod with the head or horns, to butt.
Compounds and phrases etc.
powter [ˈpʌutər]: To poke, stir. To work in a fiddling, feckless way.
stane powter: I.Ork. The turnstone Arenaria interpres.
stane powter: I.Ork. The turnstone Arenaria interpres.
Poweton, Powton, Powtoun,
Powton [ˈpʌutən]
pn. Polton (Midlothian).
pn. Polton (Midlothian).
prácás, prakis,
prácás [U. ˈprakəs]
Irish n. A hotch-potch and by extension a botched job, a wreck, a seemingly hopeless mess.
Irish n. A hotch-potch and by extension a botched job, a wreck, a seemingly hopeless mess.