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paai, peh, pey, pie, pie-hole, pie-holl, py, pye,
pie [pəi, DD. pɛ]
n. A pie.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
holipied: Full of holes, having holes worked in sewing or knitting and stitched around.
mince pie [mɪnʃ-]: A savoury pie filled with minced beef.
pie-hole [pəi-]: An eyelet in clothing.
denner-piece, jeelie-piece, jeely_piece, jeely-piece, maisterpiece, paise, peece, peese, peess, peoce, piece, pieces, playpiece, thoum-piece,
piece [pis]
n. A piece. A sandwich. An area of land. I.Ork. A sheepmark where part of the ear is cut off.
pl. pieces
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bairn's piece: Bread and cheese offered to those who visit or meet a baby after baptism.
denner-piece: A sandwich for lunch.
fine pieces: Dainties.
jeelie piece: A jam sandwich.
maisterpiece: A masterpiece.
the piece: Each, each one, apiece.
piece aboot: Turn about, alternately.
piece and piece: Piece by piece, little by little, gradually.
piece-brak: A tea-break, lunch-break.
piece box: Lunch box.
playpiece: A school break snack (for playtime).
thoum-piece: An oatcake buttered with the thumb.
throu the piece, ower the piece: From first to last, as a whole, taken all over.
pier,
pier [piː(ə)r]
n. A pier.
paag, pag, päg, päggerie, pags, pägs, peg, peggerie, pegs, pig, pigg, piggar, pigger, piggerie, piggery, piggie, piggy, pigs, pirlie_pig, pirliepig, pirlie-pigg, pirlipig,
pig [pɪg]
n. A pig. A pot, jar, earthenware.
dim. piggie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pigger: A maker or seller of pots, jars and earthenware.
piggerie: A pottery.
pirlie pig: A piggy-bank.
sea-pig: SW. A porpoise.
peggin, peigan, piggan, piggen, piggin,
piggin [ˈpɪgən]
n. A wooded tub-shaped vessel with one stave extended to form a handle.
cheery-pike, hiddie-pyke, huidie-pike, pack, pake, peak, peck, peek, peike, peikeen, picket, pickstaff, pick-staff, pike, pikestaff, pikey, pikie, pikin, pikit, piky, pyke, pykie, pykin, pyking, pykit,
pike [pəik]
n. A pointed tip, spike, thorn, quill, a pick, pickaxe, a haystack.
v. To pick out or off, to extract, cull usually by means of a pointed instrument. To peck, pick, nibble. To steal, pilfer, make off with.
pt. pp. pikit adj. Spiked, jagged, barbed.
 
pikie
adj. Spiked, jagged, barbed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cheery-pike: A tasty morsel, a treat.
huidie-pike: A miser, skinflint.
otter pike: NEC. The greater weever Trachinus draco .
pikin: Picking, pecking, nicking.
pikestaff: A pikestaff.
sea pike: The hake Merluccius merluccius.
tak a pike at: To be piqued at.
turnpike: arch. A spiked revolving barrier set in a narrow passage. A spiral staircase.
pile, piler, pyle,
pile [pəil]
n. A pile, a heap.
v. To increase speed by moving the body or feet.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
piler: A home-made cart.
pile, piles, pillins, pills, pyle, pyles, pyles,
pile [pəil]
n. A single small blade of grass, a blade or stalk of hay etc. A grain of corn, barley. Hail, a snowflake. A leaf of tea etc. A husk, a pellet of shot.
pl. piles Small tufts on washed woolens.
pilget, pilgit,
pilgit [ˈpɪlgɪt]
n. MN. A disagreement, argument.
pilgrimer,
pilgrimer [ˈpɪlgrɪmər]
n. A pilgrim.

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