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- noun Plural form of
pouncer .
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Examples
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"I have grave doubts myself," said Bunyip Bluegum, "as to the sincerity of their repentance;" and Ben Brandysnap said that, speaking as a market gardener, his experience of carrot catchers, onion snatchers, pumpkin pouncers, and cabbage grabbers induced him to hold the opinion that shooting them with pea-rifles was the only sure way to make them feel remorse.
The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff Norman Lindsay 1924
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'I have grave doubts myself,' said Bunyip Bluegum, 'as to the sincerity of their repentance'; and Ben Brandysnap said that, speaking as a market gardener, his experience of carrot catchers, onion snatchers, pumpkin pouncers, and cabbage grabbers induced him to hold the opinion that shooting them with pea-rifles was the only sure way to make them feel remorse.
The Magic Pudding Norman Lindsay 1924
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My cats, the chaser of bugs and pouncers of prey, have chosen to ignore the mosquito.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Winning techniques deployed by some of the most elite patch-pouncers currently playing in the competitive leagues (sponsored by Nicorette) today include the 'too much - too little trade off'.
ZDNet UK Highlights 2010
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