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pottery ceramic ware such as mugs, plates, bowls, and vases. [2 definitions]
pottle formerly, a unit of capacity equal to two quarts. [2 definitions]
potty a removable pot that fits under a small open seat, used in the toilet training of a child. [2 definitions]
pouch a bag made in a variety of sizes and shapes, usu. of a sturdy material, and used to carry loose substances and articles such as tobacco or letters. [6 definitions]
pouchy like a pouch; baggy.
pouf a late eighteenth-century hairstyle, characterized by high rolls or puffs of hair. [3 definitions]
poulard a fat young hen, esp. one spayed to improve the flesh for food.
poult any young fowl, esp. a turkey.
poultice a soft, usu. heated mass of moist meal, leaves, or the like that is spread on a cloth and applied to a sore or inflamed area of the body as a therapy. [2 definitions]
poultry collectively, domestic fowls, esp. those that are raised as a source of meat and eggs, such as chickens and turkeys, or the meat from these fowls.
poultryman a man who raises poultry, esp. chickens, to sell commercially. [2 definitions]
pounce to jump or swoop down in order to seize or capture something. [4 definitions]
pound1 to strike repeatedly and heavily. [8 definitions]
pound2 a unit of weight equal to sixteen ounces or 453.592 grams in the avoirdupois weight system, and equal to twelve ounces or 373.242 grams in the apothecaries' and troy weight systems. (abbr.: lb.) [4 definitions]
pound3 a shelter for confining or housing homeless animals. [3 definitions]
poundage1 weight as measured in pounds. [2 definitions]
poundage2 the confinement or housing of animals in a pound. [2 definitions]
poundal in physics, a unit of force equal to the amount of force needed to accelerate a standard one-pound mass one foot per second per second.
pound cake a rich cake that contains approximately a pound each of flour, butter, and sugar. [2 definitions]
-pounder something that weighs (so many) pounds.
pound-foolish foolish or inept when dealing with large sums of money or matters of great significance. (Cf. penny-wise.)