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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 5

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [Colloq.] "A pour of rain." Miss Ferrier.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 5

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To pore. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 5

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

2. To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly. I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Sam. i. 15. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee. Ezek. vii. 8. London doth pour out her citizens ! Shak. Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand Milton.

3. To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat Pope.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 5

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater. In the rude throng pour on with furious pace. Gay.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 5 of 5

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Poor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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