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Page 19 of 72 for the letter P

peel-a-walshe, peelie, peelie-waalie, peeliewalie, peeliewallie, peelie-wallie, peeliewally, peelie-wally, peelie-welsh, peelie-wersh, peelly_wally, peelly-wally, peelwairsh, peel-welsh, peel-wersh, peely, peely_wally, peelywallie, peely-wallie, peelywally, peely-wally, peerie_wallie, peilie-wallie, peley-welsh, peley-wersh, wallie,
peelie [ˈpilɪ]
adj. Thin, emaciated, stunted, sickly, feeble, pallid, wan, thin and ill-looking
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
peelie-wallie [-walɪ]: Sickly, feeble, pallid, delicate.
peelie-wersh: sickly, delicate in constitution, colourless, insipid, nondescript.
peenacle, peinacle, pienacle,
peenacle [ˈpinəkl]
n. A pinnacle.
Peenan, Peenin, Pennan,
Peenan [ˈpinɪn, ˈpenən]
pn. Pennan (Aberdeenshire).
peen, peend, pein, pene, pin,
peend [pin(d)]
n. A peak, apex, point. The sloping point at the end of a roof or hammer.
v. To strike with a peend hammer.
peenge, peengey, peengie, peengin, peengy, peinge, penge, pinge, pingey, pinjy, piskey-pingey, piskie-peengie,
peenge [pindʒ]
v. To whine, complain, whimper, mope.
 
peengie
adj. Peevish, fractious, querulous. Sickly-looking, puny, not in good health. Getting cold.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
peengin: Whining, complaining etc.
piskie-peengie: SW. Cold, harsh.
peenie, peeny, peinie, pinnie, pinny,
peenie [ˈpine]
n. A pinafore.
peeo,
peeo [ˈpijo]
n. SN. A large winter herring Clupea harengus.
peeitie, peeity, peeous, peious, pieous, pious, poious,
peeous [ˈpiəs]
adj. Pious.
 
peeity
n. Piety
peeoy, peioy, peow, peowe, pyowe,
peeoy [piˈoɪ]
n. A schoolchild's home-made firework.
peep, peep_o_day, peeped, peepit, peip, peipit,
peep [pip]
n. A tiny point or bead of light. A small flame from a gas cooker. A small opening, a little aperture or crack.
v. To make a (small) appearance or show.
pt. pp. peepit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
gas at a peep: To set a gas cooker to the lowest level. To silence somebody.
peep o day: Dawn.

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