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pooltice, pultice,
pultice [ˈpʌltɪs]
n. A poultice.
pultrous,
pultrous [pʌltrəs]
adj. Restless, unruly. Lustful, lascivious.
pumble, pummel,
pummel [ˈpʌml]
v. To strike repeatedly (with the fists).
pump, pumpin,
pump [pʌmp]
n. A breaking of wind.
v. To break wind softly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pumpin [ˈpʌmpɪn]: Flatulence.
punce,
punce [pʌms]
n. A light blow with the elbow or foot etc. A jog, nudge, poke, thrust.
v. To poke or jog as above. Of animals: to butt.
poonch, punch,
punch [pʌnʃ]
n. A punch. A short, stout person or animal, a fat little man or woman.
adj. Of people or animals: stout, thickset, dumpy.
v. To punch.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Punch and Polly: Punch and Judy.
puncter, punctur,
punctur [ˈpʌŋktər]
n. A puncture.
v. To puncture.
pt. pp. puncturt
lispband, lispund, pan, poon, poon, poon$, poon$, poond, poond, pouin, poun, poun, poun$, poun$, poundler, powen, powin, pown, pun, pun, pun$, pund, pund_o, punder, pundie, pundie_hoose, pundie-hoose, pundlar, pundler, punlar, punler, punn, punna, punnd, punner, punnler,
pund [pʌn(d)]
n. A unit of weight. A money of account, also poond [pun(d)].
dim. pundie A small white iron mug. A strong type of beer.
The singular is used as the pl. with numerals.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lispund: I. A measure of weight, orig. used in the Baltic region.
pundie-hoose: A brewery, booze.
pundler [ˈpʌn(d)lər]: An instrument for weighing the heavier type of produce. A ground-officer or factor, a forrester.
pund o: A pound of ...
puind, pun, pun$, pund, punnd,
pund [pʌn(d)]
n. A pound, an enclosure for animals.
v. To impound, shut up straying animals.
pt. pp. pundit
fussy-punds, fuzzy-punds, poind, poindie, poinds, poindy, pones, pounce, puin, puind, puindie, puinds, puindy, puinie, puins, puiny, pun, pund, punded, pundie, pundit, punds, pundy, punnd, punnie, punny, puns,
pund [I.Ork. pʌn(d), pøn]
usually pl. punds
n. A long wiry grass which grows on sand-dunes. The meadow soft grass Holcus lanatus.
 
pundy, pundit
adj. Of people or animals: lean, thin, scraggy, meagre.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
fuzzy-punds: The meadow soft grass Holcus lanatus.
Scotch-punds The false oat-grass Avena fatua.

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