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单词 pooch
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poochn.

Brit. /puːtʃ/, U.S. /putʃ/
Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown. Compare poochie n.One popular explanation of the word suggests that it may be derived from German Putzi , a general term of endearment and a popular name for pets < putz- (in German putzig cute, endearingly odd (originally northern), either < German Butz goblin, sprite (in Middle High German as butze , now regional (southern); probably < Middle High German butzen to knock: see botch v.1) + -ig -y suffix1 or < Dutch potsig , poetsig funny, cute < poets joke, prank, of uncertain origin (perhaps also ultimately related to botch v.1, or perhaps < French bosse raised ornament, relief carving: see boss n.1) + -ig -y suffix1) + -i -y suffix6. Recorded slightly earlier as the proper name of a pet dog:1906 Chicago Tribune 30 Dec. ii. 4/7 (heading) ‘Jiggs’ Donohue's dog missing. White Sox first baseman loses his brindle pup Pooch on South Side.
colloquial (originally U.S.)
1. A dog, esp. a mongrel.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun]
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > mongrel
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1908 San Francisco Examiner 10 Dec. 9/5 I gotta have some kush and I gotta have it quick. How much for the pooch?
1913 Daily Commonwealth (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) 1 Feb. 6/4 He used to take the pig out with him when he had finished his act and had him harnessed up like a trick pooch with a collar, shoulder straps and a leading string.
1924 B. Hecht Cutie vi. 46 All you do is sink your teeth in my shoulder and make noises like a basket full of hungry pooches.
1951 C. Armstrong Black-eyed Stranger (1952) iii. 27 It wasn't even my dog... But..I'd more or less met the pooch.
1962 Country Life 19 Apr. 895/1 The training of dogs, whether pedigree or pooch, has assumed considerable importance during the last 80 years.
1977 J. Wambaugh Black Marble (1978) v. 68 I got more invested in that pooch than you made in the last five years.
1993 Tatler July 68 Butler Tom Feehan was on pooch patrol ensuring that Josie and Minnie, the family Norfolk terriers..did not miss out on the ceremony.
2. attributive. American Football. Designating a short kick towards the opposition's linemen (rather than the designated receiver), intended to be difficult to handle; (also) designating a player who makes or specializes in such kicks.
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1978 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 15 Nov. 14/8 Ever hear of a ‘pooch’ kick?
1991 Seattle Times 24 Nov. c4/2 While Roby can boom the ball, he also has improved as a pooch kicker.
2002 R. Rubin Confederacy of Silence xvii. 276 I played in eight or nine games, mostly as a short punter... I did what they call a ‘pooch punt’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

poochv.1

Brit. /puːtʃ/, U.S. /putʃ/
Forms: 1700s poochee (English regional (south-western)), 1700s– pooch.
Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: pouch v.
Etymology: Probably a variant of pouch v.
Originally English regional. Now U.S. regional.
1. transitive. Frequently with out. To pout or purse (the lips). In early use also intransitive.
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1746 Exmoor Scolding (ed. 3) ii. 11 Whan tha com'st to good Tackling,—thee wut poochee.
1837 in J. F. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. iii. 18 Hog pooched out es moth, and look't glum, an didn't know what to zay.
1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 180 Don't pooch your mouth at me like that.
1902 H. F. Day Pine Tree Ballads 136 His mouth is pooched and solemn and he'll never squeeze a smile.
1940 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 6 May 4/5 His old lips were pooched out rather pugnaciously.
1995 A. Tyler Ladder of Years xv. 218 She listened, pooching her lips and frowning.
2. intransitive. With out. To bulge or swell; to stick out.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > be or become protuberant [verb (intransitive)]
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extuberate1623
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poocha1903
a1903 E. H. Goddard in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 577/1 [Wiltshire] Look at his pocket how 'tis pooching out.
1958 V. Randolph Sticks in Knapsack 31 It looked like the fellow's wife was in the family way, but she pooched out faster than a natural baby ought to strut a woman.
2001 New Yorker 14 May 58/2 The diaper made the khakis pooch out a little, but it wasn't something you noticed.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

poochv.2

Brit. /puːtʃ/, U.S. /putʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pooch n.
Etymology: < pooch n.
American Football.
transitive. To kick (a ball) a short distance towards the opposition's linemen rather than the designated receiver; to make a pooch kick. Also intransitive. Cf. pooch n. 2.
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1983 Washington Post 14 Nov. c1/2 They had the left-footed guy, George Roberts, at the time and he pooched one just beyond the 10 yards you need.
1987 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 20 Nov. d5 Gansz ordered a ‘pooch’ kick, which is a short kick punched just over the front line of the receiving team. He pooched, the Jets returned the ball to the 37, and an angry Gansz gave Lowery and Beckman an earful.
1994 Boston Globe 5 Dec. 32 The team's long-distance field goal kicker and punter..would pooch a high, soft punt, trying to get the ball to and inside the 5-yard line.
2000 Commerc. Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) 22 Sept. d1 Have you seen the way my punter pooches the ball inside the 20, gives the defense a fighting chance?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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