Citations: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

 * mentions (not uses; see WT:ATTEST)


 * 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 . Hope and Mwope are identical, as also Pope.
 * 1963, R. M. Nance, Glossary of Cornish Sea-words, 129:
 * ‘Pope’ is in a bullfinch.
 * 2001 April 10, Western Morning News (Plymouth), 26:
 * Bullfinches are known as hoops in the, 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).