Meanings
verbpuckerow (third-person singular simple present puckerows, present participle puckerowing, simple past and past participle puckerowed)
present singular third person puckerows · participle present puckerowing · participle past puckerowed · past puckerowed
- BritishIndiaobsoleteslangtransitiveTo seize; to take hold of.
Origin
- Hindustani
- Englishpuckerow
Borrowing from Hindustani پکڑو / पकड़ो (pakṛo, “catch [it]!”).
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APA
puckerow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckerow
MLA
“puckerow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckerow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puckerow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckerow.
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