po

[poh]

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noun, plural pos. Australia and New Zealand.

a chamber pot.

Origin of po

1875–80; probably < French pot (de chambre) chamber pot

Po

[poh]

noun

a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.

Ancient Padus.

pos.

P.O.S.

or POS

point-of-sale; point-of-sales.

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Examples from the Web for pos

Contemporary Examples

XXXX, you are a POS and you lied right to the BOR panel when XXXX asked you if you kicked XXXX.
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The Daily Beast
February 8, 2013

Historical Examples

But it's no pos'-office, it's no relroad,—nothin' in Sabine.
Bayou Folk
Kate Chopin
"Pos'—pos' office," replied Dave, with a wide, friendly smile.
The Castaways of Pete's Patch
Carroll Watson Rankin
Right back o' where de courthouse now stands wuz a jail and a gallows an' a whuppin' pos' all dere together.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
Work Projects Administration
When you're pos sessed by the devil, there's nothing, nothing, nothing you can't do!
I Say No
Wilkie Collins
Compos mentis, kom′pos ment′is, adj. phrase, in one's right mind—sometimes merely Compos.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for pos

POS

abbreviation for

point of sale
part of speech

po

noun plural pos

British an informal word for chamber pot

Word Origin

C19: from pot 1

PO

abbreviation for

Post Office
Personnel Officer
petty officer
Pilot Officer
Also: p.o. postal order

pos.

abbreviation for

position
positive

Po¹

the chemical symbol for

polonium

Po²

noun

a river in N Italy, rising in the Cottian Alps and flowing northeast to Turin, then east to the Adriatic: the longest river in Italy. Length: 652 km (405 miles)Latin name: Padus

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Word Origin and History for pos

Po

large river in northern Italy, from Latin Padus, a name of Celtic origin.

pos in Medicine

Po

The symbol for the elementpolonium

pos in Science

Po

The symbol for polonium.

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Po

pos.

P.O.S.

or POS

Examples from the Web for pos

Contemporary Examples

XXXX, you are a POS and you lied right to the BOR panel when XXXX asked you if you kicked XXXX.

Historical Examples

But it's no pos'-office, it's no relroad,—nothin' in Sabine.

"Pos'—pos' office," replied Dave, with a wide, friendly smile.

Right back o' where de courthouse now stands wuz a jail and a gallows an' a whuppin' pos' all dere together.

When you're pos sessed by the devil, there's nothing, nothing, nothing you can't do!

Compos mentis, kom′pos ment′is, adj. phrase, in one's right mind—sometimes merely Compos.

POS

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Word Origin

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Po2

Word Origin and History for pos

Po

Po

Po

Origin of po

Po¹

Po²