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Also in a fright; as, she was in a terrible pucker. PUCKER WATER. Water impregnated with alum, or other astringents, used by old experienced traders to counterfeit virginity. PUDDINGS. The guts: I'll let out your puddings. PUDDING-HEADED FELLOW. A stupid fellow, one whose brains are all in confusion. PUDDING SLEEVES. A parson. PUDDING TIME. In good time, or at the beginning of a meal: pudding formerly making the first dish. To give the crows a pudding; to die. You must eat some cold pudding, to... settle your love. PUFF, or PUFFER. One who bids at auctions, not with an intent to buy, but only to raise the price of the lot; for which purpose many are hired by the proprietor of the goods on sale. PUFF GUTS. A fat man. PUFFING. Bidding at an auction, as above; also praising any thing above its merits, from interested motives. The art of puffing is at present greatly practised, and essentially necessary in all trades, professions, and callings. To puff and blow; to be out of breath. PUG. A Dutch pug; a kind of lap-dog, formerly much in vogue; also a general name for a monkey.
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