Vocabulary : Pontooning to Pool

Pontooning : The act, art, or process of constructing pontoon bridges.
Ponty : See Pontee.
Ponvolant : A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.
Pony : A small horse. ;; Twenty-five pounds sterling. ;; A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib. ;; A small glass of beer.
Pood : A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois.

Poodle : A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.
Pooh : Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt.
Pooh-pooh : To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if by saying pooh! pooh!
Pookoo : A red African antelope (Kobus Vardoni) allied to the water buck.
Pool : A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon. ;; A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle. ;; The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes. ;; A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table. ;; In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners. ;; Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join. ;; A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of sto

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