Middle English Dictionary Entry
poughen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | poughen v. Also pouȝ(e, pouhe, pouwe & poue; sg.3 poket. |
| Etymology | From poughe n.; also cp. OE pohhed adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a garment: to hang loosely, bag.
Associated quotations
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)6394 : Þe tailors corue so moni peces uor is robe ne ssolde powȝe [vrr. powe, pouwe; B: pouhe; vr. powȝ].
- a1450(?c1320) Fasc.Mor.in EASBrown (Rwl C.670)154 : Quidam frater tali fornicarie respondit, 'Vere, filia,' dixit, 'ipse qui formauit istud sacculum hoc modo supra ventrem tuum pessimus scissor fuit, for schamely hyt poket.'