The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pou sto
Pou sto \Pou sto\ (p[=oo] st[=o]; pou st[=o]). [Gr. poy^ stw^ where I may stand; -- from the reputed saying of Archimedes, ``Give me where I may stand and I will move the whole world with my steelyard.''] A place to stand upon; a locus standi; hence, a foundation or basis for operations.