An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 644

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PURL, _s._

1. A portion of the dung of sheep or horses, S.

_Ess. Highland Soc._

Su. G. _porl-a_, scaturire.

2. Dried cow-dung, used for fuel, Fife, S. A.

PURLICUE, PARLICUE, _s._

1. A flourish at the end of a word in writing, Aberd.

Fr. _pour le queue_, q. for the tail.

2. In pl. whims, trifling oddities, Ang.

PURLIE-PIG, _s._

V. ~Pirlie-pig~.

PURPOSE-LIKE, _adj._ Apparently well qualified for any business, S.

_Sir J. Sinclair._

PURPRESTRE, _s._ A violation of the property of a superior.

_Reg. Maj._

Fr. _pourprendre_, invadere.

PURRAY, PURRY, _s._ A species of fur.

Fr. _fourree_, id.

_Acts Ja. I._

PURRY, _s._ A kind of porridge, Aberd.

_Pop. Ball._

PURRING-IRNE, _s._ A poker, Ang.

Teut. _poyer-en_, fodicare.

PURSY, _s._ Short-breathed and fat.

O. Fr. _pourcif_, id.

_Gl. Sibb._

PURSILL, _s._ As much money as fills a purse, S. B. q. _purse-fill_.

PURS-PYK, _s._ A pickpocket.

_Dunbar._

PURTYE, POORt.i.tH, _s._ Poverty.

S. O. Fr. _pourete_.

_Bannatyne P._

_To_ PUT, _v. n._ To push with the head or horns, S.

_Douglas._

Teut. _bott-en_, C. B. _pwt-iaw_, id.

To ~Put~ _at_, _v. a._ To push against.

_Knox._

To ~Put~ _on_, _v. a._ To jogg, to give a gentle push, S.

_Leg. St Androis._

~Put~, ~Putt~, _s._

1. A thrust, a push, S.

_Knox._

2. Metaph. an attempt.

_Pennecuik._

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