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

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

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2015

He says if ye hear iv a pote who got on with his fam'ly, scratch him fr'm ye'er public lib'ry list.

From Observations By Mr. Dooley by Dunne, Finley Peter

We're goin' in the Guzzuh—'God save the mush,' as the pote says.

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

The mouth o’ man can niver tell the blessedness of bein’ well, as the pote says,” observed Jerry, with a sigh, as he shook the ashes out of his pipe and proceeded to refill it.

From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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 Thackeray, William Makepeace