- pouter
- noun Date: 1725 1. any of several breeds of domestic pigeons characterized by erect carriage and an inflatable crop 2. one that pouts
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Pouter — Pout er ( [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, pouts. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. E. pout, and G. puter turkey.] (Zo[ o]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for the extent to which it is able to dilate its throat and breast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pouter — [pout′ər] n. 1. a person who pouts 2. any of a breed of domestic pigeon with a slender body and long legs, that can distend its crop to produce a large, puffed up breast … English World dictionary
Pouter — The Pouter pigeons are domesticated varieties of the Rock Pigeon, Columba livia , characterized by a very large, inflatable crop.cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year= 1977|publisher= Levi Publishing Co, Inc|location= Sumter … Wikipedia
pouter pigeon — noun one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out • Syn: ↑pouter • Hypernyms: ↑pigeon … Useful english dictionary
pouter — /pow teuhr/, n. 1. a person who pouts. 2. one of a breed of long legged domestic pigeons, characterized by the habit of puffing out the distensible crop. [1715 25; POUT1 + ER1] * * * … Universalium
pouter — noun a) A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss b) A breed of pigeon that inflates its crop … Wiktionary
pouter — pout·er || paÊŠtÉ™(r) n. type of pigeon; one who has an unhappy facial expression … English contemporary dictionary
pouter — 1) troupe 2) puerto … Anagrams dictionary
pouter — noun a kind of pigeon that is able to inflate its crop to a considerable extent … English new terms dictionary
pouter — pout•er [[t]ˈpaʊ tər[/t]] n. 1) a person who pouts 2) orn one of a breed of domestic pigeons characterized by a distensible crop … From formal English to slang
