1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 458 I observed the manner of making oil-olive: First they take olives..and bruise or grind them to a paste, as we do apples to make cider... This paste or the olives thus bruised they put in round thin baskets... Half a score or more of these baskets filled with olive pouce they lay on a heap in the press.

1704 Dict. Rusticum at Cyder The use of Must or Pouz of Apples.

1754 W. Ellis Compl. Cyderman iii. 25 This Way is much better than to sow the Seeds with the Must, Murc or Pouze together (as some do) because the Must will heat them and many of the Seeds will putrify.

1790 Ladies' Libr. II. 498 The cyder must be drawn off as fine as may be into another vessel, and a small quantity of the must or pouz of apples must be added thereto.

1881 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. Suppl. Pouse..(3) The refuse of the apple pulp, when all the cider has been expressed—the ‘caput mortuum’.

1689 Deputation (Co. Free Fishermen) (1697) 9 No Peterman shall hereafter, at any time of the Year, take the Tides, nor Pouse upon the whole River of Thames.

1757 Rules, Orders & Ordinances Fishing Thames & Medway (Corp. London Rec. PD 10.209) Rule 14 That no Persons shall, at any Time of the Year, take the Tides or Pouse, or use any Pousing-Net, upon the River of Thames, under the Penalty of [etc.].