pouter

[ pou-ter ]

/ ˈpaʊ tər /

noun

a person who pouts.

one of a breed of long-legged domestic pigeons, characterized by the habit of puffing out the distensible crop.

Origin of pouter

First recorded in 1715–25; pout¹ + -er¹

Words nearby pouter

pousse-café, poussette, Poussin, pou sto, pout, pouter, poutine, pouty, POV, poverty, poverty level

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Example sentences from the Web for pouter

Obsessed with this thought, he strutted up the aisle like a pouter pigeon.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight|Mathew Joseph Holt
To give a simple illustration: the fantail and pouter pigeons are both descended from the rock pigeon.
Evolution, Old & New|Samuel Butler
Human evolution is not so simple or so conspicuous a thing as the evolution of the pouter pigeon.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
She was in the midst of a cake-walk; her chest was stuck out like a pouter pigeon's, and one tea-rose was poised high in the air.
Dimbie and I--and Amelia|Mabel Barnes-Grundy

I declare to goodness, Phœbe Wise, folks'll think you're vain as a pouter pigeon.
The Panchronicon|Harold Steele Mackaye

British Dictionary definitions for pouter

pouter

/ (ˈpaʊtə) /

noun

a person or thing that pouts

a breed of domestic pigeon with a large crop capable of being greatly puffed out

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单词	pouter
释义	pouter [ pou-ter ] / ˈpaʊ tər / noun a person who pouts. one of a breed of long-legged domestic pigeons, characterized by the habit of puffing out the distensible crop. Origin of pouter First recorded in 1715–25; pout¹ + -er¹ Words nearby pouter pousse-café, poussette, Poussin, pou sto, pout, pouter, poutine, pouty, POV, poverty, poverty level Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pouter Obsessed with this thought, he strutted up the aisle like a pouter pigeon. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight\|Mathew Joseph Holt To give a simple illustration: the fantail and pouter pigeons are both descended from the rock pigeon. Evolution, Old & New\|Samuel Butler Human evolution is not so simple or so conspicuous a thing as the evolution of the pouter pigeon. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death\|Frederick W. H. Myers She was in the midst of a cake-walk; her chest was stuck out like a pouter pigeon's, and one tea-rose was poised high in the air. Dimbie and I--and Amelia\|Mabel Barnes-Grundy I declare to goodness, Phœbe Wise, folks'll think you're vain as a pouter pigeon. The Panchronicon\|Harold Steele Mackaye British Dictionary definitions for pouter pouter / (ˈpaʊtə) / noun a person or thing that pouts a breed of domestic pigeon with a large crop capable of being greatly puffed out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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