porwigle (le as el)

[Etym. doubtful. The first element prob.= pole, as in tadpole; the second = wig, as in earwig; cf. polliwig. ] A young frog; a tadpole. porous. *pör-ý, a. [Eng. por (e), s.; -y.] Full of pores; *põş, adj . [See def.] A slang abbreviation of positive (q. v.).