Webster's Dictionary 1913

6859

Pouch (2)

Pouch, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pouched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pouching.] 1. To put or take into a pouch.2. To swallow; — said of fowls. Derham.3. To pout. Ainsworth.4. To pocket; to put...

6860

Pouch-mouthed

Pouch″–mouthed′ (?), a. Having a pouch mouth; blobber-lipped.

6861

Pouch-shell

Pouch″–shell′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum).

6862

Pouched

Pouched (?), a.(Zoöl.) (a) Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or the wombat. (b) Having external cheek pouches; as, the pouched gopher. (c) Having internal cheek ...

6863

Pouchet box

Pou″chet box′ (?). See Pouncet box.

6864

Pouchong

Pou‐chong″ (?), n. A superior kind of souchong tea. De Colange.

6865

Poudre

Pou″dre (?), n. [See Powder.] Dust; powder. Chaucer.Poudre marchant [see Merchant], a kind of flavoring powder used in the Middle Ages. Chaucer.

6866

Poudrette

Pou‐drette″ (?), n. [F., dim. of poudre dust, powder. See Powder.] A manure made from night soil, dried and mixed with charcoal, gypsum, etc.

6867

Pouf

{ PoufPouffe } (po͞of), n. [Written also pouff.] [F. pouf. Cf. Puff, n.] Lit., a puff; specif.: (a) A soft cushion, esp. one circular in shape and not, like a pilow, of bag form...

6868

Poulaine

Pou‐laine″ (?), n. [F. soulier à la poulaine.] A long pointed shoe. See Cracowes.

6869

Poulard

Pou‐lard″ (po͞o‐lärd″), n. [F. poularde pullet, fr. poule hen. See Pullet.] (Zoöl.) A pullet from which the ovaries have been removed to produce fattening; hence, a fat pullet.

6870

Pouldavis

Poul″da′vis (?), n. Same as Poledavy.

6871

Poulder

Poul″der (?), n. & v. Powder.

6872

Pouldron

Poul″dron (?), n. See Pauldron.

6873

Poulp

{ Poulp, Poulpe (?) }, n. [F. poulpe, fr. L. polypus. See Polyp.] (Zoöl.) Same as Octopus.Musk poulp(Zoöl.), a Mediterranean octopod (Eledone moschata) which emits a strong odor...

6874

Poult

Poult (?), n. [OF. pulte, F. poulet, dim. of poule fowl. See Pullet.] A young chicken, partridge, grouse, or the like. King. Chapman.Starling the heath poults or black game. R. ...

6875

Poulter

Poul″ter (?), n. [OE. pulter. See Poult.] A poulterer. Shak.

6876

Poulterer

Poul″ter‐er (?), n. One who deals in poultry.

6877

Poultice

Poul″tice (?), n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin to Gr. πόλτοσ. Cf. Pulse seeds.] A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to s...

6878

Poultice (2)

Poul″tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Poulticed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Poulticing (?).] To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.

6879

Poultive

Poul″tive (?), n. A poultice. W. Temple.

6880

Poultry

Poul″try (?), n. [From Poult.] Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese.

6881

Pounce

Pounce (?), n. [F. ponce pumice, pounce, fr. L. pumex, -icis, pumice. See Pumice.] 1. A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, — formerly used to prevent ink from spre...

6882

Pounce (2)

Pounce (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pounded (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pouncing (?).] To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.

6883

Pounce (3)

Pounce, n. [Prob. through French, from an assumed LL. punctiare to prick, L. pungere, punctum. See Puncheon, Punch, v. t.] 1. The claw or talon of a bird of prey. Spenser. Burke...

6884

Pounce (4)

Pounce, v. t. 1. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren. Cowper.Now pounce him lightly,And as he roars...

6885

Pounce (5)

Pounce, v. i. To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; — with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.Derision is never so agonizing as when it p...