Webster's Dictionary 1913

6319

Pood

Pood (?), n. [Russ. pud'.] A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois.

6320

Poodle

Poo″dle (?), n. [G. pudel.] (Zoöl.) A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.

6321

Pooh

Pooh (?), interj. [Of. imitative origin; cf. Icel. pū.] Pshaw! pish! nonsense! — an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.

6322

Pooh-pooh

Pooh′–pooh″ (?), v. t. To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if by saying pooh! pooh! Thackeray.

6323

Pookoo

‖Poo″koo (?), n.(Zoöl.) A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.

6324

Pool

Pool (?), n. [AS. pōl; akin to LG. pool, pohl, D. poel, G. pfuhl; cf. Icel. pollr, also W. pwll, Gael. poll.] 1. A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as ...

6325

Pool (2)

Pool, n. [F. poule, properly, a hen. See Pullet.] [Written also poule.] 1. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each pla...

6326

Pool (3)

Pool, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pooled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pooling.] To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a ...

6327

Pool (4)

Pool, v. i. To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.

6328

Pooler

Pool″er (?), n. A stick for stirring a tan vat.

6329

Pooling

Pool″ing, n.(Law) The act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to common liabilities or profits.

6330

Poon

Poon (?), n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia...

6331

Poonac

Poo″nac (?), n. A kind of oil cake prepared from the cocoanut. See Oil cake, under Cake.

6332

Poonah painting

Poo″nah paint′ing (?). [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without bac...

6333

Poonga oil

Poon″ga oil′ (?). A kind of oil used in India for lamps, and for boiling with dammar for pitching vessels. It is pressed from the seeds of a leguminous tree (Pongamia glabra).

6334

Poop

Poop (?), n.(Arch.) See 2d Poppy.

6335

Poop (2)

Poop, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pooping.] [Cf. D. poepen. See Pop.] To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.

6336

Poop (3)

Poop, n. [F. poupe; cf. Sp. & Pg. popa, It. poppa; all fr. L. puppis.] (Naut.) A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost or after part of a vessel's hull; als...

6337

Poop (4)

Poop, v. t.(Naut.) (a) To break over the poop or stern, as a wave. “A sea which he thought was going to poop her.” Lord Dufferin. (b) To strike in the stern, as by collision.

6338

Pooped

Pooped (?), p. p. & a.(Naut.) (a) Having a poop; furnished with a poop. (b) Struck on the poop.

6339

Pooping

Poop″ing (?), n.(Naut.) The act or shock of striking a vessel's stern by a following wave or vessel.

6340

Poor

Poor (?), a. [Compar.Poorer (?; 254); superl.Poorest.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see Pauc...

6341

Poor (2)

Poor (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); — called also power cod.

6342

Poor-john

Poor″–john′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality.Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare. Sir J. Harrington.

6343

Poor-spirited

Poor″–spir′it‐ed (?), a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. — Poor″–spir′it‐ed‐ness, n.

6344

Poor-will

Poor″–will′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A bird of the Western United States (Phalænoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will.

6345

Poor-willie

Poor″–wil′lie (?), n.(Zoöl.) The bar-tailed godwit.