poucey
/ˈpaʊsi/ /ˈpuːsi/(also pousy, powsy) Irish English (northern ), Scottish and English regional (chiefly northern )
adjective
1 English regional ( northern ) and Irish English ( northern ). Untidy; dusty, dirty.
2 Irish English ( northern ), Scottish and English regional ( northern and midlands ). Of a person: suffering from the effects of inhaling flax dust.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Brockett (bap. 1788, d. 1842), antiquary. From pouce + -y.
- surface blow
- surface blow-off
- surface boundary layer
- surface brightness
- surface casing
- surface caterpillar
- surface chemistry
- surface chuck
- surface coated
- surface color
- surface colour
- surface condensation
- surface condenser
- surface contact
- surface-couched
- surface couching
- surface crossing
- surfaced
- surface damage
- surface density
- surface effect
- surface energy
- surface film
- surface find
- surface friction