Onelook is a powerful tool - thanks for pointing it out.

Good news: I heard from Melissa and here's the scoop:[edited by SweetBilly and to use tinyurl for the link]
[Anybody have that book & can look it up? - ha!]

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From: Melissa
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:39:22 -0600
Subject: RE: PUIST

Hi SweetBilly,

I found this word in a book called "Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words." Every entry in this lexicon has been accepted as a formal or legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary. According to this dictionary, puist (puust) is an adjective meaning "in comfortable circumstances." ..., here's a link with details about the book ...
http://tinyurl.com/6rdwo

Hope this helps!
Melissa




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