pote

American  

[poht] / poʊt /

verb

poted, poting

1. Dialect. (Scotland, northern England) to paw, kick, or stamp.

2. Dialect. (Scotland, northern England) to poke or prod.

---

noun

1. Dialect. (Scotland, northern England) a kick, poke, or push.

2. Dialect. (Scotland, northern England) a poker or other rod used for poking.

Example Sentences

They were the major reason I watched Monday night football."Adieu mon pote!"

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2015

"It's account of bein' a pote, I guess," sighed the tramp.

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

Ikpooie la pote, shut the door; mamook ikpooie, to surround; ikpooie kwillan, deaf.

From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George

Difficilest, verum hoc quae lubet efficias. 15Vna salus haec est, hoc est tibi pervincendum: Hoc facias, sive id non pote sive pote.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Ye're afraid iv th' newspapers, ye're afraid iv Jools Guerin, ye're afraid iv a pote, even whin he is not ar-rmed with his pothry, an' ye're afraid iv each other.

From Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen by Dunne, Finley Peter