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Date: 1200-1300
Origin: Origin unknown

pore

2 verb
     
pore2

pore over something

phrasal verb
to read or look at something very carefully for a long time:
She was poring over a book.
! Do not confuse pore with the verb pour, which has the same pronunciation but means 'to make liquid flow'.
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