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Definition of pockle in English: pockleverb Irish, Scottish 1no object Move or walk clumsily. mothers are still pockling around in their dressing gowns Example sentencesExamples - She has pockled about the back door, in and out.
- I'll be pockling along at the rear with some fellow veteran stragglers.
- Must have made quite a pleasant change for the players to sit back and watch the punters pockle for once.
- Ye can't have a silly birdie pockling up the ale barrels and whiskey jugs.
- Sarah pockled towards the sideboard.
2with object Use underhanded or unfair means in order to obtain (a result or benefit) the council workers had pockled their tickets Example sentencesExamples - She said he had "pockled the figures".
- They used money they didn't really have, some of it pockled from the tax payer.
- Has he had even one good week since he pockled his way to power?
- I'm now paranoid that people will think I've "pockled" the results.
- They were going to "pockle some dough".
- People's deposits were regularly pockled by unscrupulous landlords.
- The auditors reckon there is a 3.9% error rate which is a euphemism for the money being pockled.
- Fat cats and corporate fans seem to have pockled the allocation.
- The final analysis shows that two thirds of responses were opposed to the move; it's amazing what pockling the figures can do.
- He stuck his watch in his pocket in case someone did pockle it.
noun Irish, Scottish A clumsy or awkward person. you must think he is a bit of a pockle when in actual fact he's an outstanding talent Example sentencesExamples - He's a big pockle.
- Your man's an oul' pockle so he is!
- I don't want the bin men thinkin' I drink like thon other auld pockle in the flat above me.
- The teams have more pockles in their ranks than we actually realise.
Origin Mid 18th century: from the Scots pauchle 'a bundle', probably formed on pack1 and influenced in sense 2 of the verb by bauchle 'shambler, ne'er-do-well'. |