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_Erskine._

~Poinding~, _s._ The act of poinding, S.

~Poynder~, ~Pundare~, _s._ One who distrains, S.

_Stat. Rob. I._

POINER, _s._ One who lives by digging and selling _feal_, _divots_ or clay, Inverness.

_Law Case._

O. Fr. _pionnier_ is used in a similar sense.

V. Roquefort.

POYNIES, _s. pl._ Gloves.

_Skene._

Fr. _poing_, the fist.

POYNTAL, _s._

1. A sharp sword or dagger.

_Douglas._

Fr. _pointille_, a p.r.i.c.k or point. O. Fr. _punhal_, a dagger.

2. A quill for playing on the harp.

_Douglas._

_To_ POIST, PUIST, _v. a._ To push.

V. ~Poss~.

POKE, _s._ A swelling under the jaw; a disease of sheep, S., perhaps as resembling a _pock_ or _bag_.

_Statist. Acc._

POLDACH, _s._ Marshy ground lying on the side of a body of water, Ang.