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powt

powt is the alternative form of pote.

powt is the alternative form of poult.

powt is the alternative form of pout.

Meaning of pote

Verb

pote (third-person singular simple present potes, present participle poting, simple past and past participle poted)

  1. (obsolete) To push, thrust.
  2. To poke (with a stick etc.).

See all 3 meanings of pote

Meaning of poult

Noun

poult (plural poults)

  1. A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
    • ‘I even questioned,’ said he, ‘whether there will not be, in about a week's time, some nice turkey powts.’1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 82

Forms of powt

pluralpowts

Origin of powt

Variant forms.

Questions about powt

What is powt the alternative form of?
Powt is the alternative form of pote.

Words near powt in the dictionary

  1. powring
  2. pows
  3. powsoddy
  4. powsowdie
  5. powsowdy
  6. powt
  7. powter
  8. powtered
  9. powtering
  10. powtering tobe
  11. powters

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: powt (page history and authors); pote (page history and authors); poult (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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