v. i. To pore. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [ Colloq. ] “A pour of rain.” Miss Ferrier. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly;
In the rude throng pour on with furious pace. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Sam. i. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee. Ezek. vii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
London doth pour out her citizens ! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth
With such a full and unwithdrawing hand ? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Poor. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Poorly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who pours. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Purlieu. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] (Diplomacy) A consultation preliminary to a treaty. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
To make pourparty,