- poose
- pa·poose;sea·poose;pap·poose;
English syllables. 2014.
poose
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poose — poory, poose, poost obs. ff. pory a., pose, post … Useful english dictionary
pap|poose — pa|poose or pap|poose «pa POOS», noun. a North American Indian baby. ╂[American English < Algonkian (Narragansett) papoos child] … Useful english dictionary
pa|poose — or pap|poose «pa POOS», noun. a North American Indian baby. ╂[American English < Algonkian (Narragansett) papoos child] … Useful english dictionary
sea-poose — noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore • Syn: ↑undertow, ↑sea puss, ↑sea puss, ↑sea purse, ↑sea purse • Hypernyms: ↑undertide, ↑undercurrent * * * sea poose … Useful english dictionary
sea|poose — «SEE poos, pus», noun. = sea puss. (Cf. ↑sea puss) … Useful english dictionary
papoose — pa•poose or pap•poose [[t]pæˈpus, pə [/t]] n. ant a North American Indian baby or young child • Etymology: 1634, amer.; < Narragansett (E sp.) papoòs baby, or Massachusett (E sp.) pappouse … From formal English to slang
Papoose — Pa*poose , n. A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pappoose — Pap*poose , n. Same as {Papoose}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trampoose — Tram*poose , v. i. [See {Tramp}, {Trample}, and {Traipse}.] To walk with labor, or heavily; to tramp. [Law, U. S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
papoose — pa|poose [pəˈpu:s US pæ ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Narragansett; Origin: papoos] 1.) BrE a type of bag attached to a frame, which you use to carry a baby on your back 2.) old use a Native American baby or young child … Dictionary of contemporary English
