210 Poochin. Shoving, poking in the way. '^ What be'ee poochin like that vur ] " (Potch. Shakspere.J PoOChy, or Poochy-mouth. The lips very promi- nent and thick. Pooching. Making a mouth at any one. Pook. A heap of hay, or turf. It is a Celtic Cornish word. Pooled. Splitting granite '^ is efiected by applj'ing several wedges to holes cut, or pooled as it is termed, in the surface of the stone, at a distance of three or four inches from each other/" Dr. Paris, Poor. Tainted, turned sour, decayed, rotten. Poor as a coot. In great poverty. (Coot^ the bird Fulica atra.J Poor tipple. Small beer and such like drink. Poot. To thump, to kick. This is a Celtic Cornish word, as also, j^ook and 2)ouI:. Pop and tOUSe. A general row. All sorts of oaths. In Celtic Cornish j^oj), every ; and tos, to swear. Pop-docks^ or Poppies. The fox-glove. Digitalis jmrjyurea. f C'ty/Vi-poppy is the name for the common red poppy.) Pope. A puffin. M.A.C. Popple, or Bobble. A pebble. Por, or Poar. Hurry, fuss, agitation. ^^"What a poar you'm in ! "
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