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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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