Dictionary: Interesting Words

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311. Pleurodynia means severe pain in the muscles between the ribs or in the diaphragm  

312. Plew means a beaver skin

313. Pneumonoul­tramicrosc­opicsilico­volcanocon­iosis means an invented term said to mean 'a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust', but rarely used except for its curiosity value

314. Pogey means unemployment or welfare benefit

315. Pollex means the thumb

316. Pooter means a suction bottle for collecting insects and other small invertebrates  

317. Portolan means a book containing sailing directions with hand-drawn charts and descriptions of harbors and coasts

318. Posology means the branch of medicine concerned with the size and frequency of doses of a medicine or a drug

319. Possident means a possessor, i.e. a person who owns something

320. Pother means a commotion or fuss