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单词 poust
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poustn.

Brit. /paʊst/, /puːst/, U.S. /paʊst/, /pust/, Scottish English /pʌʊst/, /pust/
Forms: late Middle English post, 1800s– poust, 1800s– powst, 1900s– poost (Orkney).
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: poustie n.
Etymology: Shortened < poustie n. Perhaps compare Old French poeste , variant of poesté poustie n.
Now Scottish.
= poustie n.
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society > authority > power > [noun]
i-waldeOE
armOE
craftOE
mightOE
poustiea1275
mound?a1300
powerc1300
force1303
mighta1325
wielda1325
mightiheada1382
mightinessc1390
mightheada1400
mightinga1400
puissance1420
mightfulnessa1425
vallente1475
potence1483
state1488
potencya1500
potestation?c1500
potent1512
puissantness1552
sinew1560
puissancy1562
potentness1581
powerableness1591
powerfulnessc1595
potestatea1600
pollency1623
potentiality1627
potentialness1668
poust1827
mana1843
magnum force1977
?c1430 (?1382) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 517 (MED) Þei wiþdrowen men fro sacrifise of God, taking by strengþe or violence þat part of þe sacrifise þat perteyned to þer post.
a1450 York Plays (1885) 9 So I wille my post proue.
c1450 (?a1350) Seege Troye (Arms) (1927) 597 (MED) Of al wymmen þow schalt [haue] post, & wer þat þow come, schalt haue loue most.
1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 216 Wi' great poust o' arm and leg.
1832–53 R. Inglis in Whistle-Binkie 3rd Ser. (Sc. Songs) 115 The poust that's in Scottish kail-brose.
1846 Drummond's Muckomachy ii. xxxvii. 35 Wi' poust and pushing.
1876 W. Brockie Leaderside Legends 34 The victors staggered like men drunk, Their powst was near hand gane.
1931 J. Lorimer Red Sergeant xxix Wha cud hae tell't by the poust he pit intill't, that the life-bluid wis drainin' oot o' him?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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