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

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 R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

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 George Gibbs

"Misther Coggings knows best," said the bailiff who first spoke, "for he's a pote himself, and writes in the newspapers."

From Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life by Samuel Lover

Notice the s in the saxo and the quid pote instead of quid magis; it is a Greekism.

From The Wonders of Pompeii by Marc Monnier

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

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