Pouce (noun) (chiefly N. English/N. Irish)
poo-s
Dust, dirt; rubbish.
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Hunter (1783–1861), antiquary and record scholar. From French pousse dust, powder, rubbish in fine particles, alteration of an apparently unattested Old French form *pous from classical Latin pulvis dust, powder; compare Old Occitan, Occitan pols powder, dust, Catalan pols dust, and also Spanish polvo. Perhaps compare earlier pouse.
Example sentences
“I cleaned this kitchen once and now it’s full of pouce.”
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