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- English Word Powpow Definition A priest, or conjurer, among the North American Indians.
- English Word Powpow Definition Conjuration attended with great noise and confusion, and often with feasting, dancing, etc., performed by Indians for the cure of diseases, to procure success in hunting or in war, and for other purposes.
- English Word Powpow Definition Hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion; a noisy frolic or gathering.
- English Word Powter Definition See Pouter.
- English Word Powwow Definition To use conjuration, with noise and confusion, for the cure of disease, etc., as among the North American Indians.
- English Word Powwow Definition Hence: To hold a noisy, disorderly meeting.
- English Word Pox Definition Strictly, a disease by pustules or eruptions of any kind, but chiefly or wholly restricted to three or four diseases, -- the smallpox, the chicken pox, and the vaccine and the venereal diseases.
- English Word Pox Definition To infect with the pox, or syphilis.
- English Word Poxed Definition of Pox
- English Word Poxing Definition of Pox
- English Word Poy Definition A support; -- used in composition; as, teapoy.
- English Word Poy Definition A ropedancer's balancing pole.
- English Word Poy Definition A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the stream.
- English Word Poy nette Definition A bodkin.
- English Word Poynado Definition A poniard.
- English Word Poynd Definition Alt. of Poynder
- English Word Poynder Definition See Poind, Poinder.
- English Word Poyntel Definition Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set diagonally.
- English Word Poyou Definition A South American armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus). Called also sixbanded armadillo.
- English Word Poze Definition See 5th Pose.