noun
Meaning 1
poplar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
popple
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɒpl̩/
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 P AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Choppy water; the motion or sound of agitated water (as from boiling or wind).
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verb
Meaning 3
Of water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.
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verb
Meaning 4
To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, like a cork on rough water.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English popul, popil, from Old English popul, from Latin populus.
From Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.