pouter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pouter	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for pouter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pouter n someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn: sourpuss, picklepuss, gloomy Gus, pouter] one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out Synonym(s): pouter pigeon, pouter
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pouter \Pout"er\ (-[etil]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, pouts. 2. [Cf. E. pout, and G. puter turkey.] (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for the extent to which it is able to dilate its throat and breast.