porpus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔː(ɹ)pəs/

Noun

porpus (plural porpuses)

1. Obsolete spelling of porpoise.
   • 1731 (date written), Simon Wagstaff [pseudonym; Jonathan Swift], “Dialogue III”, in A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, […], London: […] B[enjamin] Motte […], published 1738, →OCLC, page 194:

     […] he's as fat as a Porpus […]

References

• “porpus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Noun

porpus

1. Alternative form of porpeys