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▪ I. ‖ poon, n.1|puːn|
Also 7 pone, 9 puhn, puna, poona, -ay.
[Singhalese pūna, Tamil punnai.]
One of several large East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, esp. C. Inophyllum; also, the timber furnished by these trees, used for masts and spars, and for building purposes. Chiefly attrib., as poon-mast, poon-spar, poon-tree, poon-wood; poon-oil, a dark-green thick oil, having a strong scent and bitter taste, expressed from the seeds of C. Inophyllum (poon-seed), used in medicine and for burning in lamps.
1699W. Dampier Voy. II. i. 64 For Masting, the Fir and Pone Trees are the best. 1727A. Hamilton New Acc. E. Ind. I. xxii. 264 There is good Poon Masts, stronger, but heavier than Fir. 1840Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XXI. 300/2 Poon is also of two kinds, the dark and the light. It is a wood that answers very well for masts... The Malacca red poon is that of which masts and yards are made. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Poon-wood, an Indian wood,..used for ship-building, for planks, and also for spars. 1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 377 The poon trees..are chiefly found in Coorg.
▪ II. poon, n.2 slang (chiefly Austral.).|puːn|
[Origin obscure.]
a. A simple or foolish person.
b. A person living alone in the outback.
1940M. Marples Public School Slang 60 Another considerable group of words in recent use has a definite trans⁓atlantic flavour, as, for example: boob..goof..mutt..poon (Dulwich, 1930 +). 1941Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 56 Poon, a lonely, somewhat crazy dweller in the Outer Beyond... A simpleton or fool. 1945― Austral. Lang. v. 97 Another outback term for a person who lives alone is poon. 1972G. Morley Jockey rides Honest Race 73 They don't look for the guts of a lecture; just the mistakes. Then they can get up and shoot their mouths off and everybody else nods wisely and tries to pick up the mistakes of the poon that's just said his piece. 1974D. Williamson Jugglers Three in Three Plays 69 What possessed Keren to shack up with a poon like you?
▪ III. poon, n.3 slang.
Abbrev. of poontang n.
1969J. Leasor They don't make them like that any More vi. 192 It's against my principles to pay for poon: if I can't get it for what is laughingly called love, then I'll do without. 1972J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) i. 16 Watching all that young poon.
▪ IV. poon, v. Austral. slang.|puːn|
[Origin obscure.]
To dress up; esp. to dress flashily. Also in pa. pple. pooned up.
1943Baker Dict. Austral. Slang (ed. 3) 61 Poon up, to dress up, especially in flashy fashion. 1945― Austral. Lang. 206 School slang...poon up, to dress up, especially with considerable care. 1951D. Stivens Jimmy Brockett 48 Some of 'em were young lairs, all pooned up to kill. 1972A. Chipper Aussie Swearer's Guide 48 Pooned up, dressed to impress, often with sexual success in view. |