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PURL, _s._
1. A portion of the dung of sheep or horses, S.
_Ess. Highland Soc._
Su. G. _porl-a_, scaturire.
2. Dried cow-dung, used for fuel, Fife, S. A.
PURLICUE, PARLICUE, _s._
1. A flourish at the end of a word in writing, Aberd.
Fr. _pour le queue_, q. for the tail.
2. In pl. whims, trifling oddities, Ang.
PURLIE-PIG, _s._
V. ~Pirlie-pig~.
PURPOSE-LIKE, _adj._ Apparently well qualified for any business, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
PURPRESTRE, _s._ A violation of the property of a superior.
_Reg. Maj._
Fr. _pourprendre_, invadere.
PURRAY, PURRY, _s._ A species of fur.
Fr. _fourree_, id.
_Acts Ja. I._
PURRY, _s._ A kind of porridge, Aberd.
_Pop. Ball._
PURRING-IRNE, _s._ A poker, Ang.
Teut. _poyer-en_, fodicare.
PURSY, _s._ Short-breathed and fat.
O. Fr. _pourcif_, id.
_Gl. Sibb._
PURSILL, _s._ As much money as fills a purse, S. B. q. _purse-fill_.
PURS-PYK, _s._ A pickpocket.
_Dunbar._
PURTYE, POORt.i.tH, _s._ Poverty.
S. O. Fr. _pourete_.
_Bannatyne P._
_To_ PUT, _v. n._ To push with the head or horns, S.
_Douglas._
Teut. _bott-en_, C. B. _pwt-iaw_, id.
To ~Put~ _at_, _v. a._ To push against.
_Knox._
To ~Put~ _on_, _v. a._ To jogg, to give a gentle push, S.
_Leg. St Androis._
~Put~, ~Putt~, _s._
1. A thrust, a push, S.
_Knox._
2. Metaph. an attempt.
_Pennecuik._
