Lexicographical Neighbors of Powsowdy
Literary usage of Powsowdy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"powsowdy, c. same as Lamplugh puddin'. Prent, o. print. Prick, B. for fastening
clout, and string for tying ; a skewer. ' Sing, sing, what mun I sing ? ..."
2. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"Another popular compound was called " lamb's wool " and " powsowdy " was also
much in vogue—boiled ale full of roasted apples and toasted bread and raisins ..."
3. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1877)
"Power, G. a great deal. ' It's done him a power o' good.' Powl, c., N., Powe, sw
a pole ; to clip the hair off the head or poll. powsowdy, G. an ale-posset. ..."
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