poss
Alternative form of poss.
poss (third-person singular simple present posses, present participle possing, simple past and past participle possed)
(archaic) To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To push; to dash; to throw.
• Piers Plowman
• OPSS, PSOs, SOPs, SPSO, psso, sops
Source: Wiktionary
Poss, v. t. Etym: [See Push.]
Definition: To push; to dash; to throw. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] A cat . . . possed them [the rats] about. Piers Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
