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_Waverley._

Su. G. _pott-a_, digito vel baculo explorare; Belg. _poter-en_, fodicare.

~Pout~, _s._ A poker, S. A.

~Pout-net~, _s._ A round net fastened to two poles, by means of which the fishers poke the banks of rivers, to force out the fish, S.

_Courant._

~Poutstaff~, _s._ A staff or pole used in fis.h.i.+ng with a small net.

_Wallace._

_To_ POUZLE, _v. n._ To search about with uncertainty for any thing, S.

B.; q. to _puzzle_.

_To_ ~Pouzle~, _v. n._ To trifle, Fife.

Teut. _futsel-en_, nugari.

POW, _s._ The head, the _poll_, S.

_Ramsay._

_To_ POW, _v. a._ To pluck, to _pull_, S.

_Wallace._

POW, _s._ A pool.

_Sir Tristrem._

POW, POU, p.r.o.n. _poo_, _s._

1. A slow-moving rivulet in flat lands, S.

_Statist. Acc._

2. A watery or marshy place, Stirlings.

_Statist. Acc._

3. A small creek, affording a landing-place for boats, Clackm.

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