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Puss vs Poss - What's the difference?

puss | poss |

As a noun puss

is (informal) a cat or puss can be (slang) the mouth.

As an abbreviation poss is

.

As a verb poss is

(archaic) to mix with a vertical motion, especially when washing the hands.

puss

English

Etymology 1

From a Common (etyl) word for cat. Akin to (etyl) , West Frisian (m), (etyl) (m), (m), Danish (m), dialectal (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m). Found also in several other European and Western Asian languages. Compare (etyl) (m).

Noun

(es)
  • (informal) A cat.
    • Our local theatre is showing Puss in Boots.
  • A girl or young woman.
  • (dated, hunting) A hare.
  • (vulgar, slang) Vulva (female genitalia).
    • Synonyms
    * (cat) moggie/moggy
    Related terms
    * pussy

    Etymology 2

    Of (etyl) origin, from or akin to (etyl) .

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang) The mouth.
    • She gave him a slap in the puss .
    Synonyms
    * (mouth) cakehole, gob, mush, trap

    Anagrams

    * ----

    poss

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)

    • Verb

    (es)
  • (archaic) To mix with a vertical motion, especially when washing the hands.
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To push; to dash; to throw.
  • * Piers Plowman
    • A cat possed them [the rats] about.

    Related terms

    * posser

    Anagrams

    * *