Part 448

Pound"keep`er (?), n. The keeper of a pound.

Pound"*rate` (?), n. A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each pound; poundage.

Poup (?), v. i. See Powp. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pou*part's" lig"a*ment (?). (Anat.) A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones.

Pou"pe*ton (?), n. [See Puppet.] A puppet, or little baby. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

Pour (?), a. Poor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour (?), v. i. To pore. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pouring.] [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.] 1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

2. To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly.

I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord.

1 Sam. i. 15.

Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee.

Ezek. vii. 8.

London doth pour out her citizens !

Shak.

Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand ?

Milton.

3. To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.

Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ?

Pope.

Pour, v. i. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater.

In the rude throng pour on with furious pace.

Gay.

Pour, n. A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [Colloq.] "A pour of rain." Miss Ferrier.

Poure"liche` (?), adv. Poorly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour"er (?), n. One who pours.

Pour"lieu (?), n. See Purlieu.

||Pour`par`ler" (?), n. [F.] (Diplomacy) A consultation preliminary to ||a treaty.