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n. 1. (Ichth.) (a.) A sea-fish, of the cod kind, about a foot in length;—called also the whiting pout. It has the power of inflating a membrane which covers the eyes and neighboring parts of the head. Partington. Yarrell. (b.) An American fish of the genus Pimelodus (P. cattus); catfish; horned-pout; bullhead.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. POUTED; p. pr. & vb. n. POUTING.] [Fr. bouder, to pout, Prov. Fr. boder, to puff up, Armor. mouza, to pout, W. poten, pot-ten, what bulges out, a paunch, belly.] 1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness, contempt, or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. Shak. 2. To protrude. “Pouting lips.” Dryden.
(pōot), v. i. To shoot young birds, as grouse, &c. [Scot.] W. Scott.