POPPLE

Etymology 1

Noun

popple (plural popples)

(dialect) poplar

Etymology 2

Noun

popple (plural popples)

Choppy water; the motion or sound of agitated water (as from boiling or wind).

Verb

popple (third-person singular simple present popples, present participle poppling, simple past and past participle poppled)

Of water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.

To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, like a cork on rough water.

Source: Wiktionary


Pop"ple, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Pop.]

Definition: To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on rough water; also, to bubble. Cotton.

Pop"ple, n.

1. The poplar. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]

2. Tares. [Obs.] "To sow popple among wheat." Bale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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