Pouter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pouter \Pout"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, pouts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [Cf. E. pout, and G. puter turkey.] (Zool.) A variety of
        the domestic pigeon remarkable for the extent to which it


        is able to dilate its throat and breast.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pouter
       n 1: someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression [syn:
            {sourpuss}, {picklepuss}, {gloomy Gus}]
       2: one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their
          breast is puffed out [syn: {pouter pigeon}]