pouk
/puːk/English regional (west midlands and northern ) in later use
noun
A small blister, boil, or pustule; a sty on the eyelid.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Chamberlain (1553–1628), letter writer. Apparently related to pock; it is possible that, in spite of the very late date of first attestation, the word may show the reflex of an ablaut variant of the same Germanic base.
- photophobous
- photophone
- photophonic
- photophore
- photophoresis
- photophosphorescent
- photophosphorylation
- photophthalmia
- photophysical
- photophysics
- photopia
- photopic
- photo-piece
- photopigment
- photopile
- photoplate
- photoplay
- photoplethysmograph
- photoplethysmographic
- photoplethysmography
- photopolarimeter
- photopolarimetric
- photopolarimetry
- photopolymer
- photopolymerisation