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pukis

pukis is the plural of puki.

Meaning of puki

Noun

puki (plural pukis)

  1. A bowl or other dish used by Native Americans in the Southwest as a mold when making pots.
    • First, I made a puki, a tool used by Native Americans to form a pinch pot. Typically, a puki is a shallow, fired bowl used to keep the bottom of the pinch pot round while holding the entire pot in shape.2007, Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, The Figure in Clay, →ISBN, page 80
  2. Any form or mold used for making clay pots by hand.
    • Like I showed you, the clay goes into the puki, coil by coil.2012, Jo-Ann Mapson, Finding Casey, →ISBN, page 268

Questions about pukis

What is pukis the plural of?
Pukis is the plural of puki.

Words near pukis in the dictionary

  1. puking
  2. puking one's brains out
  3. puking one's ring
  4. puking up
  5. pukings
  6. pukis
  7. pukish
  8. Pukistani
  9. Pukistanis
  10. pukka
  11. pukka fever

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