Citations:pope

English citations of pope

UK: regional, obsolete: the grain weevil Sitophilus granarius

mentions (not uses; see WT:ATTEST)

• 1658, J. Rowland translating T. Moffet as Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts, 1086:

  The English call the Wheat-worm Kis, Pope, Bowde, Weevil and Wibil.

• 1743, W. Ellis, Suppl. to London & Country Brewer second edition, 259:

  At Winchester they call this Insect [the weevil], Pope, Black-bob, or Creeper.

• 1847, J. O. Halliwell, Dictionary of Archaic & Provincial Words, II. 637/2

  Popes, weevils. Urry gives this as a Hampshire word, in his MS. adds. to Ray.

UK: regional, obsolete: the bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

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• 1864, N. & Q. 3rd series, 5 124/2:

  Pope, Nope, Alp, Red-Hoop, and Tony-Hoop, are all provincial appellations of... the common Bullfinch.

• 1885, C. Swainson, Provincial Names for British Birds, 66:

  Bullfinch... From Alp, the old name for the bird used in Ray's time, the following seem to be derived:—Hoop, or Hope... Pope (Dorset). Hope and Mwope are identical, as also Pope.

• 1963, R. M. Nance, Glossary of Cornish Sea-words, 129:

  ‘Pope’ is in Dorset a bullfinch.

• 2001 April 10, Western Morning News (Plymouth), 26:

  Bullfinches are known as hoops in the Westcountry, from their calls, and as mawps and popes.

UK: regional, obsolete: the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio

mentions (not uses; see WT:ATTEST)

1. • 1885, C. Swainson, Provincial Names of British Birds, 47:

     Red-backed shrike... Pope (Hants).