pourer


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pour/pɔː(r)/
verb
  • 1 flow or cause to flow in a steady stream.

    ■ prepare and serve (a drink).

  • 2 (of rain) fall heavily.
  • 3 (of people or things) come or go in a steady stream.
  • 4 (pour something out) express one's feelings in an unrestrained way.
– phrases
pour oil on troubled waters try to calm a dispute with placatory words.
– derivatives
pourable adjective,
pourer noun.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
usage: On the confusion of pour and pore, see usage at pore2.
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