† ˈpoppel Obs.
[a. OF. popelle (Neckham); cf. popeler, popard.]
(?) The Spoon-bill.
| [a 1300 Neckham De Utensilibus Gloss. (MS. Bruges) (Godefroy), Alunbes, popelles [no gloss in MS. Cotton in Wright].] 1579 J. Jones Preserv. Bodie & Soule i. xiv. 26 Dottrel, Snipe, Godwipe, Dicken, Poppel, Bitter, Hearon. |