Lexicographical Neighbors of Pouther
Literary usage of Pouther
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Works of the British Poets, in a Chronological Series from Falconer by John Aikin, John Frost (1838)
"But, by my gun, o' guns the wale, An' by my pouther an' my hail, An' by my hen,
an' by her tail, I TOW an' swear ! The game shall pay o'er moor an' dale, ..."
2. Kirkwall in the Orkneys by Buckham Hugh Hossack (1900)
"... Patrick Trail!, and David Moncrieff, probably for the use of the guard at the
approaching market, 4 Ibs. of "pouther," which came to £4 16s Scots. ..."
3. The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last by Walter Scott (1833)
"replied Caleb; "if your honour were to brain me, I behooved to laugh—the Marquis—the
pouther!—was it there 7 ay, it was there. ..."
4. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Three vollies let his mera'ry crave O1 pouther an' lead, Taut Samson's £7., ...
Your hearts are the stuff, will be pouther enough, Some mim-mou'd ..."
5. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
""And for the pouther, I e'en changed it, as occasion served,—for gin and brandy.
... [To pouther, va 1. To dress with hair- powder, S. 2. ..."
Other Resources:
Scottish Gaelic