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Potsy vs Posy - What's the difference?

potsy | posy |

As nouns the difference between potsy and posy

is that potsy is a children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York while posy is a flower; a bouquet; a nosegay.

potsy

English

Noun

  • A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
  • The puck used in this game, usually made of a flattened tin can.

    • Anagrams

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    posy

    English

    Noun

    (posies)
  • A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay.
  • *
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients, chapter=1 , passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
  • A motto inscribed inside a ring.
  • * 1602 : , act III scene 2
    • Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring?

    See also

    * nosegay * corsage * bouquet