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pouter

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pout⋅er

  [pou-ter]
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–noun
1. a person who pouts.
2. one of a breed of long-legged domestic pigeons, characterized by the habit of puffing out the distensible crop.
Origin:
1715–25; pout 1 + -er 1
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pout·er   (pou'tər)   
n.  

  1. One that pouts.

  2. One of a breed of pigeons capable of distending the crop until the breast becomes puffed out.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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