Webster's Dictionary 1828

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POTTERN-ORE

POT'TERN-ORE, noun A species of ore, which, from its aptness to vitrify like the glazing of potter's ware, the miners call by this name.

2945

POTTERY

POT'TERY, noun The vessels or ware made by potters; earthen ware, glazed and baked.1. The place where earthen vessels are manufactured.

2946

POTTING

POT'TING, noun [form pot.] Drinking; tippling.1. In the W. Indies, the process of putting sugar in casks for draining.POT'TING, participle present tense Preserving in a pot; dra...

2947

POTTLE

POT'TLE, noun1. A liquid measure of four pints.2. A vessel; a pot or tankard.

2948

POUCH

POUCH, noun1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag to be carried in the pocket.2. A protuberant belly.3. The bag or sack of a fowl, as that of the pelican.POUCH, verb transitive...

2949

POULE

POULE, noun The stakes played for in certain games of cards.

2950

POULT

POULT, noun A young chicken. [Little used.]

2951

POULTERER

POULTERER, noun1. One who makes it his business to sell fowls for the table.2. Formerly, in England, an officer of the king's household, who had the charge of the poultry.

2952

POULTICE

POULTICE, noun [Latin puls, pultis.] A cataplasm; a soft composition of meal, bran, or the like substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.POULTICE, verb...

2953

POULTIVE

POULTIVE, for poultice, is not used.

2954

POULTRY

POULTRY, noun [Latin pullus, a chicken, or other young animal; allied to Eng. foal; Latin pullulo.] Domestic fowls which are propagated and fed for the table, such as cocks and ...

2955

POULTRY-YARD

POULTRY-YARD, noun A yard or place where fowls are kept for the use of the table.

2956

POUNCE

POUNCE, noun pouns.1. Gum-sandarach pulverized, a fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading on paper.2. Charcoal dust inclosed in some open stuff, as muslin, etc. to be pas...

2957

POUNCE-BOX

POUNCE-BOXPOUN'CED, participle passive Furnished with claws or talons.

2958

POUNCED

POUN'CED, pp. Furnished with claws or talons.

2959

POUNCET-BOX

POUN'CET-BOX, noun A small box with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling pounce on paper.

2960

POUND

POUND, noun [Latin pondo, pondus, weight, a pound; pendo, to weigh, to bend.]1. A standard weight consisting of twelve ounces troy or sixteen ounces avoirdupois.2. A money of ac...

2961

POUNDAGE

POUND'AGE, noun [from pound.] A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound.1. In England, a subsidy of 12d. in the pound, granted to the crown on all goods ...

2962

POUNDBREACH

POUND'BREACH, noun The breaking of a public pound for releasing beasts confined in it.

2963

POUNDED

POUND'ED, participle passive Beaten or bruised with a heavy instrument; pulverized or broken by pounding.1. Confined in a pound; impounded.

2964

POUNDER

POUND'ER, noun A postle; the instrument of pounding.1. A person or thing denominated from a certain number of pounds; as a cannon is called a twelve-pounder; a person of ten pou...

2965

POUNDING

POUND'ING, participle present tense Beating; bruising; pulverizing; impounding.

2966

POUPETON

POUPETON, noun A puppet or little baby.

2967

POUPIES

POUPIES, noun In cookery, a mess of victuals made of veal steaks and slices of bacon.

2968

POUR

POUR, verb transitive1. To throw, as a fluid in a stream, either out of a vessel, or into it; as, to pour water from a pail, or out of a pail; to pour wine into a decanter. pour...

2969

POURED

POURED, participle passive Sent forth; thrown; as a fluid.

2970

POURER

POURER, noun One that pours.