4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fish; the ruff. Pope Joan, a game at cards played on a round
board with compartments.
— Pope's eye, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the
thigh of an ox or sheep. R. D. Blackmore.
— Pope's nose, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See Uropygium.
POPEDOM
Pope"dom, n. Etym: [AS. papedom.]
1. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. Shak.
2. The jurisdiction of the pope.
POPELING
Pope"ling, n.
1. A petty or deputy pope.
2. An adherent of the pope. [R.] Marlowe.
POPELOTE
Pop"e*lote, n.
Defn: A word variously explained as "a little puppet," "a little doll," or "a young butterfly." Cf. Popet. [Obs.] So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench. Chaucer.