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Definition of Powans
1. powan [n] - See also: powan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powans
Literary usage of Powans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"... perch, flounders, eels, and powans, the last a delicate kind of fresh-water
herring peculiar to this lake; and, finally, communicating with the sea, ..."
2. The Autobiography of John Galt by John Galt (1833)
"After ransacking all houses admissible at such an hour, he returned, bringing
with him two large frozen herrings or powans, and two bottles of champagne. ..."
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