poe
English
Noun
poe (plural poes)
- (archaic) Alternative form of po (“chamberpot”)
- 1984, Frank L. Mills, Simon B. Jones-Hendrickson, Bertram Eugene, Christmas Sports in St. Kitts-Nevis: Our Neglected Cultural Tradition
- He looked for his enamel chamber pot — or poe in local parlance — whose better days had long gone: the handle was broken, there were a few rusted holes, and it was covered with a myriad of spalls. The poison of the fish soon had him vomiting in the poe.
- 1984, Frank L. Mills, Simon B. Jones-Hendrickson, Bertram Eugene, Christmas Sports in St. Kitts-Nevis: Our Neglected Cultural Tradition
- another name for moon blocks (as used in the term 'poe divination', derived from the Hokkien 桮 (“poe”))
Hawaiian
Derived terms
- hoʻopoe
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