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.

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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

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pote poting

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

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2015

I say, me darlint, I'd be lettin' that young fool down aisier than the pote.

From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

But I’d like to have one of them pomes printed in the Kicker–just to show the folks in this here country that there’s a real pote in their midst.”

From The Coming of the Law by Charles Alden Seltzer

And saw thim walls, And glittering halls, Thim rising slendther columns, Which I poor pote, Could not denote, No, not in twinty vollums.

From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray

He's a gr-reat pote is this here Hogan, an' a gr-reat fighter.

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

Back when Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano was erupting the US Geological Service kept poting terrifying photos and videos of the lava and Verge Science wanted to know: What happens if you touch it?

From The Verge ● Dec. 23, 2018

They ought to be a rule f'r th' polis to pinch anny pote caught poting between th' hours iv twelve an' twelve.

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