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† ˈpounson, v. Obs. rare. [a. OF. poinsonner, ponsonner, Picard ponchonner (1324 in Godef. Compl.), mod.F. poin{cced}onner to pounce (in goldsmith's work) = It. punzonare to pounce, f. OF. poinson, ponson, ponchon, F. poin{cced}on, It. ponzone, punzone, puncheon n.1 The Chaucer MSS. are divided betw...
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pounce
▪ I. pounce, n.1 (paʊns) Also 5–8 pownce, 6 pounse, Sc. punse, punss, 9 dial. punce. [Etymology obscure: no corresponding n. is known in French or other Romanic language. The various groups of senses are parallel to those of pounce v.1, the evidence for vb. and n. beginning early in the 15th c., in ...
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