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Page 13 of 68 for the letter P

Paal, Paul, Paule, Pawl,
Paul [ˈpɑːl, ˈpɔːl, N. I. ˈpaːl]
n. The personal name Paul.
paalie, paaly, pailie, palie, pallie, pallie-fittet, palliest, pally, pally, pallyhandit, paly, paulach, paulie, paulie-fittit, paulie-handit, pauliest, pauly, pawlie, pawly, pyalach,
paulie [ˈpɑːlɪ, ˈpɔːlɪ N. I. p(j)aːli]
also NN.a. paulach
adj. Thin, pale, weak, listless, paralysed, stunted, lame.
comp. paulier
superl. pauliest
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
paulie-fittit: Lame footed.
paulie-handit: Left-handed.
paam, paamie, paamin, paamy, palmie, palmy, paum, paumie, paumin, paumy, pawm, pawmie, pawmm, pawmy, peym, peymin, pyme, pymin,
paum [pɑːm, pɔːm, N. I. paːm]
n. The palm of the hand.
dim. paumie A belt on the hand with a tawse.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
paumin: A spanking.
paam, palmer, pam, pammer, paum, paumer, pawm, pawmer, pawmm,
paum [pɑːm, pɔːm, N. I. paːm]
n. A palm tree. The knave in cards usually clubs.
 
paumer [ˈpɑːmər, ˈpɔːmər, N. I. ˈpaːmər]
n. Anything large or outstanding of its kind. I.Ork. The great shag or cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
v. To move or walk clumsily and noisily, to stamp around, blunder about.
paan, paand, pand, paun, paund, paund, pawn, pawn, pawnd,
paund [pɑːn(d), pɔːn(d), N. I. paːn(d)]
n. A flounce draping the legs of a bed, a valance,
paan, paand, pand, paun, paund, paund, paundit, pawn, pawnd,
paund [pɑːn(d), pɔːn(d), N. paːn(d)]
n. A pledge or security. A pawnshop.
v. To foist on to.
pt. pp. paundit
paander, paaner, pander, paner, panner, pauner, pawnder, pinder, pindher,
paunder [ˈpɑːn(d)ər, ˈpɔːn(d)ər]
v. To wander about aimlessly. To drift around in an idle purposeless way. To waste time at work, to trifle.
deepooperit, depauperat, depauperate, depooperit, depooperit, depupard, depuperet, pauper, pawper, poper, powper,
pauper [ˈpɑːpər]
n. A school pupil who received free education in return for various cleaning and supervisory duties about the school.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
depauperate dɪˈpɑːpərat, I.Sh. dɪˈpupərət]: adj. Impoverished, bankrupt.
paar, paarie, paary, par, parr, parrie, parry, parrymauk, parrymyak, parrymyak, parrymyauk, parrymyawk, paur, paurie, paurie, paurie-mak, paury, peeriemauk,
paur [pɑːr, pɔːr, N. paːr]
n. Equality, to be on a par.
dim. paurie.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
paurie-mak: An exact replica, the very same, a likeness.
paarent, paarents, pairint, paurent, paurents, pawrent, pawrents,
paurent [ˈpɑːrənt, ˈpɔːrənt, N. I. ˈpaːrənt]
n. A parent.

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