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

See Examples For:

pote poting

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

From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2015

Forchnitly th' pote was soon to be marcifully relieved.

From Observations By Mr. Dooley by Dunne, Finley Peter

Didn't know I was a pote, did you?

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

“I reckon that’s about right,” said that sober-faced puncher; “Ace is the pote lariat of this here outfit, an’ he sure has got a lot of right clever lines in his pomes.

From The Coming of the Law by Seltzer, Charles Alden

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)

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 Dunne, Finley Peter