poss

See also: pôs and poss.

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

poss

  1. Alternative form of poss.

Etymology 2

Verb

poss (third-person singular simple present posses, present participle possing, simple past and past participle possed)

  1. (archaic) To mix with a vertical motion, especially when agitating laundry in a tub.
  2. (obsolete, Britain, dialectal) To push; to dash; to throw.
    • Piers Plowman
      A cat […] possed them [the rats] about.

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