pownse
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pounce — (v.) 1680s, originally to seize with the pounces, from pownse (n.) hawk s claws (late 15c.), from O.Fr. poinçon (see punch (v.)), on the notion of the claws that punch holes in things. In falconry, the heel claw is a talon, and others are pounces … Etymology dictionary
pownce — pownce, pownece, pownse obs. ff. pounce … Useful english dictionary
pownece — pownce, pownece, pownse obs. ff. pounce … Useful english dictionary
