Purse vs Pogue - What's the difference?
purse | pogue |
A small bag for carrying money.
* 1550 Mierdman, Steuen, The market or fayre of usurers
(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
* , Episode 12, The Cyclops
(historical) A specific sum of money in certain countries: formerly 500 piastres in Turkey or 50 tomans in Persia.
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
* 1979 , (Monty Python), (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life)
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
* Shakespeare
To put into a purse.
* Shakespeare
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To steal purses; to rob.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
(in Ireland ) A kiss
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(dated, slang) A purse; hence money
(US) A young, male, passive homosexual
(US) A soldier who is assigned administrative rather than combat duties
As verbs the difference between purse and pogue
is that purse is to press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude while pogue is .As a noun purse
is a small bag for carrying money.purse
English
(wikipedia purse)Noun
(en noun)- And then mu?t many a man occupie as farre as his pur?e would reache, and ?tretche out his legges accordynge to the length of his couerlet.
- It was a historic and a hefty battle when Myler and Percy were scheduled to don the gloves for the purse of fifty sovereigns.
Synonyms
* (small bag for carrying money) pocketbook; coin purse, change purse * (especially US) * (small bag used by women) handbag (especially UK) * (quantity of money) bursary, grantDerived terms
* common purse * make a silk purse of a sow's ear * murseSee also
* walletVerb
(purs)- When you're feeling in the dumps
- Don't be silly chumps
- Just purse your lips and whistle – that's the thing.
- Thou didst contract and purse thy brow.
- I will go and purse the ducats straight.
- I'll purse : I'll bet at bowling alleys.