Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
poise .
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Examples
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He had come doon wi 'the back o' his heid on a biscuit tin fu 'o' peyse meal, an 'had smashed the tin an' sent the meal fleein 'a' ower the hoose.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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