Read full poem →A letter inform’d me that all was to wreck;
But the pursy old landlord just waddl’d upstairs,
With a glorious bottle that ended my cares.
Dictionary Entry
Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
Origin
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Common Phrases
man pursytimes pursylittle pursyold pursy. pursylips pursypursy littlepursy rather
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Poetry examples for “pursy”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.