Powter

Quick meaning: Powter is a noun meaning To poke in an exploratory manner.

Meaning

To poke in an exploratory manner.

More Meanings

1. Alternative form of pouter (a kind of pigeon)

Example Sentences

He had seen pigs like Christy powtering in the slops, all grunt and hair.

So we got nowhere in particular ; but learnt a good deal, having ' powtered up and down a bit and had a rattling day.'

Powters have deservedly a bad character as nurses, and it is usual to put the eggs of valuable birds under other Pigeons to hatch and rear;

I shall confine my remarks to the flyers, and say nothing about the toy birds, which include powters, nuns, tumblers, jacobins, and many other species, which by their respective fanciers are held in as high estimation as the best carriers.

Word Forms

• powters
• powtering
• powtered

Related Words

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