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puxy

puxy is the alternative spelling of pucksy.

Meaning of pucksy

Noun (1)

pucksy (plural pucksies)

  1. (England, Southwestern, obsolete, possibly) An area of miry or swampy ground; a place (in a road, field, etc) where a spring rises, or where rain pools, and keeps the ground miry.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pucksy.

Noun (2)

pucksy (plural pucksies)

  1. A puck (mischievous or hostile spirit) or pixie.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:pucksy.

Forms of puxy

pluralpuxies

Questions about puxy

What is puxy the alternative spelling of?
Puxy is the alternative spelling of pucksy.

Words near puxy in the dictionary

  1. puxi
  2. Puxian
  3. Puxian Min
  4. puxies
  5. Puxton
  6. puxy
  7. puy
  8. Puy de Dôme
  9. Puy de Sancy
  10. Puy lentil
  11. Puy lentils

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