Porpentine
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Porcupine. archaic
"[T]hese wordes of his moue me as much, / As if a Goose should play the Porpintine, / And dart her plumes, thinking to pierce my brest, […]"
Example
More examples"[T]hese wordes of his moue me as much, / As if a Goose should play the Porpintine, / And dart her plumes, thinking to pierce my brest, […]"
Etymology
Alteration of porcupine.
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