pou sto

/ ˈpuː ˈstəʊ /

noun

1. a place upon which to stand

2. a basis of operation

Word History and Origins

Origin of pou sto¹

Greek: where I may stand, from Archimedes' saying that he could move the earth if given a place to stand

Example Sentences

‘Dos pou sto,’ said Archimedes.

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When Archimedes, long ago, Spoke out so grandly "dos pou sto,— Give me a place to stand on, I'll move your planet for you, now," He little dreamed or fancied how The sto at last should find its pou For woman's faith to land on.

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There is a definit point of view, however, in Tieck's discussions of composition; in his strictures and encomiums on expression of face and figure it is practically impossible to find a consistent pou sto.

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The noble brow, dome-like and expanded, relieves the massiveness of his face; and the whole countenance and figure express the repose of a powerful and passionate nature schooled into balance and symmetry: altogether the presentment of a great man, who felt that he could move the world and had found the pou sto.

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First and foremost it wants support; like all the rest of us it must have its pou sto, its pied-�-terre, its locus standi.

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