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Pond (?), v. t. To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
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Pond, v. t. [See .] To ponder. [Obs.]
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Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint. Spenser.
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Ponder (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pondered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pondering.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pondérer. See , and cf. a weight.]
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1. To weigh. [Obs.]
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2. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.
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Ponder the path of thy feet. Prov. iv. 26.
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Syn. -- To , , . To consider means to view or contemplate with fixed thought. To ponder is to dwell upon with long and anxious attention, with a view to some practical result or decision. To muse is simply to think upon continuously with no definite object, or for the pleasure it gives. We consider any subject which is fairly brought before us; we ponder a concern involving great interests; we muse on the events of childhood.
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Ponder, v. i. To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over. Longfellow.
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Ponderability (?), n. [Cf. F. pondérabilité.] The quality or state of being ponderable.
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Ponderable (?), a. [L. ponderabilis: cf. F. pondérable.] Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight. -- Ponderableness, n.
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Ponderal (?), a. [Cf. F. pondéral.] Estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from numeral; as, a ponderal drachma. [R.] Arbuthnot.
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Ponderance (?), n. [L. ponderans, p. pr. of ponderare to weigh: cf. OF. ponderant of weight.] Weight; gravity. [R.] Gregory.
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Ponderary (?), a. Of or pertaining to weight; as, a ponderary system. [R.] M'Culloch.
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Ponderate (?), v. t. [L. ponderatus, p. p. of ponderare. See .] To consider; to ponder. [R.]
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Ponderate, v. i. To have weight or influence. [R.]
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Ponderation (?), n. [L. ponderatio: cf. F. pondération.] The act of weighing. [R.] Arbuthnot.
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Ponderer (?), n. One who ponders.
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Pondering, a. Deliberating. -- Ponderingly, adv.
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Ponderosity (?), n.; pl. Ponderosities (#). [OF. ponderosité.] The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold. Ray.
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Ponderous (?), a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pondéreux. See .] 1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.
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The sepulcher . . .
Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws. Shak.
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2. Important; momentous; forcible. “Your more ponderous and settled project.” Shak.
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3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
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Coloq. Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See .
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Ponderously, adv. In a ponderous manner.
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Ponderousness, n. The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.
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Pondfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidæ; -- called also pond perch, and sunfish.
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☞ The common pondfish of New England (Lepomis gibbosus) is called also bream, pumpkin seed, and sunny. See . The long-eared pondfish (Lepomis auritus) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap.
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Pondweed (?), n. (Bot.) Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
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Coloq. Choke pondweed , an American water weed (Anarcharis Canadensis, syn. Elodea Canadensis.) See . -- Coloq. Horned pondweed , the Zannichellia palustris, a slender, branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.
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Pone (pōn), n. [Of Amer. Indian origin.] A kind of johnnycake. [Written also paune.] [Southern U. S.]
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Pone (pōnē), n. [L. pone, imper. of ponere to place.] 1. (a) An original writ, now superseded by the writ of certiorari, for removing a case from an inferior court into the Court of Exchequer. (b) An obsolete writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.
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2. (pron. pōn) (Card Playing) The player who cuts the cards, being usually the player on the dealer's right.
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Ponent (?), a. [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.] Western; occidental. [R.]
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Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.
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Pongee (?), n. [Of East Indian origin.] A fabric of undyed silk from India and China.
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Ponghee (?), n. [From the native name.] A Buddhist priest of the higher orders in Burmah. Malcom.
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Pongo (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang-outang.
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Poniard (?), n. [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp. puñal), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist, or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See .] A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.
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She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. Shak.
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Poniard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poniarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Poniarding.] To pierce with a poniard; to stab. Cowper.
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Ponibility (?), n. [L. ponere to place.] The capability of being placed or located. [Obs.] Barrow.
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Pons (?), n.; pl. Pontes (#). [L., a bridge.] (Anat.) A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See .
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Coloq. Pons asinorum . [L., literally, bridge of asses.] See Asses' bridge, under .
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Pontage (?; 48), n. [LL. pontagium, from L. pons, pontis, a bridge: cf. F. pontage.] (O. Eng. Law) A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges. Ayliffe.
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Pontee (?), n. [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making) An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot glass; -- called also, puntil, puntel, punty, and ponty. See .
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Pontic (?), a. [L. Ponticus, Gr. �, fr. � the sea, especially, the Black Sea.] Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.
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Pontifex (?), n.; pl. Pontifices (#). [L.] A high priest; a pontiff.
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Pontiff (?), n. [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons, pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path) + facere to make. Cf. .] A high priest. Especially: (a) One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. Dr. W. Smith. (b) (Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest. (c) (R. C. Ch.) The pope.
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Pontific (?), a. [Cf. L. pontificius.] 1. Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests. “The pontific college with their augurs and flamens.” Milton.
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2. Of or pertaining to the pope; papal. Shenstone.
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Pontifical (?), a. [L. pontificalis: cf. F. pontifical. See .] 1. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.
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2. Of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.]
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Now had they brought the work by wondrous art
Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock
Over the vexed abyss. Milton.
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Pontifical, n. [F.] 1. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff. South.
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2. pl. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. “Dressed in full pontificals.” Sir W. Scott.
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Pontificality (?), n. The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [R.] Bacon.
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Pontifically, adv. In a pontifical manner.
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Pontificate (?), n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F. pontificat. See .] 1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. Addison.
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2. The term of office of a pontiff. Milman.
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Pontificate (?), v. i. (R. C. Ch.) To perform the duty of a pontiff.
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Pontifice (?), n. [L. pons, pontis, a bridge + facere to make. Cf. .] Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. [R.] Milton.
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Pontificial (?), a. [L. pontificius.] Papal; pontifical. [Obs.] “Pontificial writers.” Burton.
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Pontifician (?), a. Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Pontifician, n. One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist. [Obs.] Bp. Montagu.
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Pontil (?), n. Same as .
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Pontile (?), a. [L. pontilis pertaining to a bridge.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pons Varolii. See .
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Pontine (?), a. [L. Pontinus or Pomptinus, an appellation given to a district in Latium, near Pometia.] Of or pertaining to an extensive marshy district between Rome and Naples. [Written also Pomptine.]
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Pontlevis (?), n. [F., properly, a drawbridge.] (Man.) The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.
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Ponton (?), n. [F.] See .
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Pontoon (?), n. [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone), from L. ponto, -onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally, a way, path: cf. Gr. � path, Skr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf. a boat.] 1. (Mil.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder, or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc., forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly for the passage of troops.
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2. (Naut.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc., chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter.
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Coloq. Pontoon bridge , a bridge formed with pontoons. -- Coloq. Pontoon train , the carriages of the pontoons, and the materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge.
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☞ The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific works, but pontoon is more common form.
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Pontooning, n. The act, art, or process of constructing pontoon bridges. “Army instruction in pontooning.” Gen. W. T. Shermah.
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Pontvolant (?; F. ?), n. [F. pont bridge + volant flying.] (Mil.) A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.
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Ponty (?), n. (Class Making) See .
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Pony (?), n.; pl. Ponies (�). [Written also poney.] [Gael. ponaidh.] 1. A small horse.
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2. Twenty-five pounds sterling. [Slang, Eng.]
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3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot. [College Cant]
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4. A small glass of beer. [Slang]
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Coloq. Pony chaise , a light, low chaise, drawn by a pony or a pair of ponies. -- Coloq. Pony engine , a small locomotive for switching cars from one track to another. [U.S.] -- Coloq. Pony truck (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two wheels. -- Coloq. Pony truss (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little height that overhead bracing can not be used.
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Pood (?), n. [Russ. pud'.] A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois.
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Poodle (?), n. [G. pudel.] (Zoöl.) A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.
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Pooh (?), interj. [Of. imitative origin; cf. Icel. pū.] Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.
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Pooh-pooh (?), v. t. To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if by saying pooh! pooh! [Colloq.] Thackeray.
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Pookoo (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.
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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 one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon. Wyclif.
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Charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool. Bacon.
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The sleepy pool above the dam. Tennyson.
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2. A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle. “The filthy mantled pool beyond your cell.” Shak.
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Pool, n. [F. poule, properly, a hen. See .] [Written also poule.] 1. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
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2. A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.
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☞ This game is played variously, but commonly with fifteen balls, besides one cue ball, the contest being to drive the most balls into the pockets.
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He plays pool at the billiard houses. Thackeray.
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3. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.
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4. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
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5. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool.
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6. (Railroads) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
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7. (Law) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.
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Coloq. Pin pool , a variety of the game of billiards in which small wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls. -- Coloq. Pool ball , one of the colored ivory balls used in playing the game at billiards called pool. -- Coloq. Pool snipe (Zoöl.), the European redshank. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Pool table , a billiard table with pockets.
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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 common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.
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Finally, it favors the poolingof all issues. U. S. Grant.
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Pool, v. i. To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
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Pooler (?), n. A stick for stirring a tan vat.
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Pooling, 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.
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Poon (?), n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, Calophyllum inophullum, and Sterculia fœtida; -- called also peon.
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Poonac (?), n. A kind of oil cake prepared from the cocoanut. See Oil cake, under .
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Poonah painting (?). [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 background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Hence: Coloq. Poonah brush , Coloq. paper , Coloq. painter , etc.
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Poonga 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).
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Poop (?), n. (Arch.) See 2d .
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Poop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pooping.] [Cf. D. poepen. See .] To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.
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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; also, a cabin covered by such a deck. See Poop deck, under . See also .
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With wind in poop, the vessel plows the sea. Dryden.
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The poop was beaten gold. Shak.
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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.
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Pooped (?), p. p. & a. (Naut.) (a) Having a poop; furnished with a poop. (b) Struck on the poop.
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Pooping (?), n. (Naut.) The act or shock of striking a vessel's stern by a following wave or vessel.
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