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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 5

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. Carew.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 5

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. "Jack's in the pouts." J. & H. Smith.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 5

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The European whiting pout or bib. Eel pout. (Zoöl.) See Eelpout. -- Horn pout, or Horned pout. (Zoöl.) See Bullhead (b).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 5

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To shoot pouts. [Scot.]

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 5 of 5

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. Shak.

2. To protrude. "Pouting lips." Dryden.

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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