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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Pūd'dle-ball, n. p. 1058The lump of pasty wrought-iron as taken from the puddling furnace to be hammered or rolled.Pūd'dle-pō'et, n. p. 1058A low, mean, or worthless poet; a poetaster. [Obs.] Fuller.Pūd'dler, n. p. 1058One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.Pūd’dle-rōlls, n. pl. p. 1058Heavy rollers with grooved surfaces, between which puddled iron is passed to convert it into bars. Simmonds.Pūd'dling, n. p. 1058(Civil Engin.) The act of rendering impervious to water by means of clay, as a canal. Gwill. 2. (Metal.) The decarbonization of cast iron; the process of converting cast iron into wrought or…Pūd'dly, a. p. 1058Consisting of, or resembling, puddles; muddy; foul; dirty. Limy, or thick puddly water killeth them. Carew.Pūd'dock, n. p. 1058A small inclosure. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also parrock.]Pū'den-cy, n. p. 1058Modesty; shamefacedness. “A pudency so rosy.” Shak.Pu-dēn'dă, n. pl. p. 1058The parts of generation.Pu-dēn'dal, a. p. 1058Of, or relating to, the pudenda, or private parts. R. Owen.Pūd'g'y, a. p. 1058Short and fat; podgy; as, a pudgy man. Wright.Pū'die or Pū'die-al, a. p. 1058Pertaining to the pudenda, or private parts; as, the pudic artery. Quincy.Pu-dĭc'i-ty, n. p. 1058Modesty; chastity. Howell.Pūe, v. i. p. 1058To make a low, whistling sound; to chirp, as birds. [Obs.] Halliwell.Pūe'-fēl'lōw, n. p. 1058The same as PEW-FELLOW. [Obs.]Pū'er, n. p. 1058(Law.) (a.) A child of either sex, from the age of seven to fourteen. (b.) A boy, as distinguished from a girl. Burrill.Pū'er, n. p. 1058The dung of dogs, used as an alkaline steep, in tanning, to remove the lime from the pores, and destroy the grease in the skin, in order to fit it for receiving the tannin; — so called by tanners.…Pū'er-ile, a. p. 1058Boyish; trifling; childish. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey. Syn.—Youthful; boyish…Pū'er'ile-ly, adv. p. 1058Boyishly; triflingly.Pū'er-ile-ness or Pū'er-il'i-ty, n. p. 1058The quality of being puerile; childishness. 2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression in discourse which is flat, insipid, or childish.Pu-ěr'per-al, a. p. 1058Pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.Pu-ěr'per-oûs, a. p. 1058Bearing children; lying in. [Rare.]Pū'et, n. p. 1058The same as PEWET.Pŭff, n. p. 1058A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a small gust; a whiff. “To every puff of wind a slave.” Flatman. 2. Any thing light and filled with…Puff, v. i. p. 1059To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs. 2. To blow, as an expression of scorn or contempt; — with at. It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation. South. 3. To breathe with vehemence…Pŭff, v. t. p. 1059To drive with a puff. The clearing north will puff the clouds away. Dryden. 2. To drive away in scorn or contempt; to blow at reproachfully. I puff the prostitute away. Dryden. 3. To dilate with air…Pŭff, a. p. 1059Puffed; blown; inflated; hence, puffed up; proud; vain. [Rare.] Fanshaw.Pŭff'-ball, n. p. 1059A fungus or mushroom full of dust.Pŭff'-bird, n. p. 1059(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Bucco; the barbet. See BARBET.Pŭff'er, n. p. 1059One who puffs; one who praises with noisy commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner of goods sold at auction to bid up the articles so as to raise the price. Bouvier. 3. (Ichth.) A fish of…Pŭf'fer-y, n. p. 1059The act of praising extravagantly; the bestowment of extravagant commendation; as, the art of puffery.Pŭf'fĭn, n. p. 1059(Ornith.) A marine diving bird (the Fratercula arctica), allied to the auk, and having a short, thick beak like that of the parrot, whence the name. It is found in the northern seas. Manx puffin, the…Pŭf'fin-ăp'ple, n. p. 1059A certain sort of apple. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Pŭff'i-ness, n. p. 1059The state or quality of being puffy.Pŭff'ing-ly, adv. p. 1059In a puffing manner; with vehement breathing or shortness of breath; with exaggerated praise.Pŭff'y, a. p. 1059Swelled with air or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; as, a puffy tumor. 2. Hence, inflated; bombastic; as, a puffy style. “A very stout, puffy sort of a man.” Thackeray.Pŭg, n. p. 1059The same as Puck. See Puck. [Obs.] B. Jon. 2. A monkey. [Colloq.] 3. A kind of small dog; a pug-dog. It is first in Shakespeare that we find Puck confounded with the House-spirit, and having those…Pŭg'-dŏg, n. p. 1059A small dog, with a face and nose like that of a monkey.Pŭg'-fāced, a. p. 1059Monkey-faced.Pŭg'ger, v. t. p. 1059To pucker. [Obs.]Päg'gered, a. p. 1059Puckered. [Obs.] Henry More.Pŭg'ging, n. p. 1059The process of mixing and working clay for bricks, &c. 2. (Arch.) The stuff made of plaster laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, to deaden the sound.Pŭg'ging, a. p. 1059Thieving. [Obs.] The white sheet, bleaching on a hedge, . . . Doth set my pugging tooth on edge. Shak.Pugh, interj. p. 1059Pshaw! pish!—a word used in contempt or disdain.Pū'gil, n. p. 1059As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. Bacon.Pū'gil-ism, n. p. 1059The practice of boxing or fighting with the fist.Pū'gil-ist, n. p. 1059One who fights with his fists; a boxer.Pū'gil-is'tic, a. p. 1059Pertaining to boxing or fighting with the fist.Pūg'-mill, n. p. 1059A kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay, either for brick-making or the fine arts. It consists of a shaft with projecting knives, revolving vertically in a hollow cylinder in which the clay is…Pug-nā′cious, a. p. 1059Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.Pug-nā'ciõus-ly, adv. p. 1059In a pugnacious manner.Pug-năc'i-ty, n. p. 1059Inclination to fight; quarrelsomeness. “Keeping alive a natural pugnacity of character.” Motley.Pŭg'-nōse, n. p. 1059A short, thick nose; a snub nose.Pūh, interj. p. 1059The same as PUGH.Puis'ne, a. p. 1059Later in age, time, and the like. [Obs.] “A puisne date to eternity.” Hale. 2. The same as PUNY. [Obs.] “A puisne tilter that spurs his horse but on one side.” Shak. 3. (Law.) Younger or inferior in…Pūis'ne, n. p. 1059One who is younger or of inferior rank; a junior; a puny. 2. A judge of inferior rank.Pūis'ny, a. p. 1059Puisne; younger; inferior. [Rare.]Püi'is-sance, n. p. 1059Power; strength; might; force; potency. “The power and puissance of the king.” Shak. “And of her brethren, youths of puissance.” Tennyson.Pū'is-sant or Pu-is'sant, a. p. 1059Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire. “For piety renowned and puissant deeds.” Milton. Yet for Sarmatia’s tears of blood atone, And make her arm puissant as your own.…Pū'is-sant-ly or Pu·is'sant-ly, adv. p. 1059In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength.