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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pōach'y, a. p. 1003Wet and soft; such as the feet of cattle will penetrate to some depth; — said of land.Pōak or Pōake, n. p. 1003Waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, &c.Pō'can or Pō'can-bush, n. p. 1003(Bot.) A plant of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra); poke. See POKE. Simmonds.Pō'leard or Pō'chard, n. p. 1003The same as POACHARD.Pŏck, n. p. 1003(Med.) A pustule raised on the surface of the body in the variolous and vaccine diseases.Pŏck'arred, a. p. 1003The same as POCK-FRETTEN.Pŏck'-brōk'en, a. p. 1003Broken out, or marked, with the small-pox; pock-fretten.Pŏck'et, n. p. 1003Any small bag; especially, (a.) A small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles. Confess, then, you picked my pocket. Shak. (b.) A small bag, or net, to receive the balls in billiards.…Pŏck'et, v. t. p. 1003To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket a penknife. 2. To take clandestinely. To pocket an insult or affront, and the like, to receive it without resenting it, or at least without seeking…Pŏck'et-bŏŏk, n. p. 1003A small book, or case, used for carrying papers in the pocket.Pŏck'et-ful, n. p. 1003As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket.Pŏck'et-glāss, n. p. 1003A portable looking-glass.Pŏck'et-hōle, n. p. 1003The opening into a pocket.Pŏck'et-knīfe, n. p. 1003A knife with one or more blades which fold into the handle so as to be carried in the pocket.Pŏck'et-lĭd, n. p. 1003The flap over the pocket-hole.Pŏck'et-piēce, n. p. 1003A piece of money to be kept in the pocket and not spent.Pŏck'et-pĭs'tol, n. p. 1003A pistol to be carried in the pocket; a pocket-flask of liquor. [Colloq.]Pŏck'et-shĕr'iff, n. p. 1003(Eng. Law.) A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the crown, without the usual form of nomination by the judges in the exchequer. Burrill.Pŏck'-frēt/ten, a. p. 1003Pitted with the small-pox.Pŏck'-hōle, n. p. 1003The pit or scar made by a pock.Pŏck'i-ness, n. p. 1003The state of being pocky.Pŏck'ish, a. p. 1003Affected with the small-pox.Pŏck'-märk, n. p. 1003Mark or scar made by the smallpox.Pŏck'-pit'ted, a. p. 1003Pitted by the small-pox.Pŏck'-pūd'ding, n. p. 1003An Englishman; — a name of reproach or ridicule applied by the Scotch to the English. W. Scott.Pōck'-wōod, n. p. 1003A very hard kind of wood; Guaiacum officinale of Linnaeus, or lignum vitæ.Pŏck'y, a. p. 1003Full of pocks; infected with the small-pox. 2. Vile; rascally; mischievous; contemptible. [Colloq. and low.]Pō'co, adv. p. 1003(Mus.) A little; —used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or movement; as, poco più allegro, a little faster; poco largo, rather slow. Poco a poco (Mus.), little by little; gradually; as, poco a…Pō'co-cū'rant-īsm, n. p. 1003The state of having little care or interest; indifference.Po-cō'son, n. p. 1003Reclaimed marsh. [Virginia.] Washington.Pŏc'ū-lent, a. p. 1003Fit for drink. [Obs.] Bacon.Pŏc'ū-li-fōrm, a. p. 1003Cup-shaped.Pŏd, n. p. 1003(Bot.) A capsule of a plant, especially a legume; a dry dehiscent fruit. Gray.Pŏd, v. i. p. 1003To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.Pōd'a-grā, n. p. 1003(Med.) Gout in the joints of the foot;—applied also to gout in other parts of the body. Dunglison.Po-dāg'rie or Po-dāg'rie-al, a. p. 1003Pertaining to the gout; gouty; partaking of the gout. 2. Afflicted with the gout. Browne.Pōd'a-grōŭs, a. p. 1003Having the gout; gouty; podagric.Pōd'der, n. p. 1003A gatherer of pods.Pō-dĕs'tă, n. p. 1003One of the chief magistrates of Genoa and Venice.Pōdge, n. p. 1003A puddle; a splash. Skinner. 2. Porridge. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Pōd'g'y, a. p. 1003Fat and short; pudgy; as, a podgy hand. Dickens.Pō'di-ŭm, n. p. 1003(Arch.) (a.) The part in an amphitheater projecting over the arena. (b.) A balcony or open gallery. Elmes.Pŏd'o-gyn'i-ŭm, n. p. 1003The same as BASI-GYNIUM, q. v.Po-dŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1003(Med.) A description of, or treatise upon, the foot. Dunglison.Pŏd'oph-thăl'mie, a. p. 1003(Zool.) (a.) Having the eyes on movable footstalks or pedicels. (b.) Of the order Podophthalmia, in crustaceans, which includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimps, the eyes of which are on movable…Pŏd'o-scāph, n. p. 1003A kind of sabot, like a small boat, for the feet, to be used in moving upon the water.Pŏd'o-scāph'er, n. p. 1003One who uses podoscaphe. Standing erect in these [podoscaphs], the podoscapher—provided with a pole, flattened at the end, for paddling, and twelve feet long—can advance, turn, or recede with great…Pŏd'o-spĕrm, n. p. 1003(Bot.) The umbilical cord of an ovule; a little thread connecting an ovule with its placenta. Lindley.Po-drī'dä, n. p. 1003A miscellaneous dish of meats; olla-podrida. See OLLA-PODRIDA.Pō'e, n. p. 1003An article of food in Hawaii and other islands of the Pacific Ocean, made from the pounded baked roots of the taro plant. Thurston.Pō'e-bird, n. p. 1003(Ornith.) A bird of New Zealand, greatly valued for its glossy plumage, which is used in making feather mantles for the chiefs.Pœc'i-lit'ic, a. p. 1003(Geol.) Pertaining to, or characterizing, sandstones of red and other colors, now referred to the Triassic and Permian formations. [Often written poikīlitic.] Dana.Pœ-cĭl'o-pōd, n. p. 1003(Zoöl.) A crustaceous animal having various kinds of feet; namely, prehensory, ambulatory, branchial, and natatory. Kirby.Pō'em, n. p. 1003A metrical composition; a composition in which the verses consist of certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme; as, the poems of Homer or of Milton;—opposed to prose. 2. Hence, rarely, a…Pō'em-āt'ic, a. p. 1003Pertaining to a poem; of the nature of a poem. Coleridge.Po-ē'na-mu, n. p. 1004(Min.) A variety of jade or nephrite, used in New Zealand for the manufacture of axes and weapons. Brandé.Pæ-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1004See PENOLOGY.Pō'e-sy, n. p. 1004The art or skill of composing poems; as, the heavenly gift of poesy. Dryden. 2. Poetry; metrical composition. Music and poesy used to quicken you. Shak. 3. A short conceit engraved on a ring or other…Pō'et, n. p. 1004The author of a poem; the inventor or maker of a metrical composition. A poet is a maker, as the word signifies; and he who can not make, that is, invent, hath his name for nothing. Dryden. 2. One…Pō'et-ăs'ter, n. p. 1004A petty poet; a pitiful rhymer or writer of verses. “The talk of forgotten poetasters.” Macaulay.