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peleel, pellile, pileel,
peleel [pəˈlil]
n. MN. The redshank Tringa totanus from its call.
n. MN. The redshank Tringa totanus from its call.
pelf,
pelf [pɛlf]
n. arch. Spoil of battle, booty, stolen plundered or pilfered goods. A depreciatory reference to possessions, riches or wealth.
n. arch. Spoil of battle, booty, stolen plundered or pilfered goods. A depreciatory reference to possessions, riches or wealth.
pelican,
pelican [ˈpɛlɪkən]
n. A pelican.
n. A pelican.
bell, bells, dill-bells, dill-pells, pell, pelled, pellet, pellid, pellie, pellit, pells, pelly, pjol, pjolet, pjollet, pyuil,
pell [NN. I. pɛl, pjøl]
n. A matted tuft of hair on an animal.
pl. pells Ragged clothes.
n. A matted tuft of hair on an animal.
pl. pells Ragged clothes.
pelly
adj. Having matted, dirt-caked hair or fleece.
adj. Having matted, dirt-caked hair or fleece.
pellit
adj. Wispy, matted animal's hair caked with dirt, hanging in elf-locks. Patchy and ragged.
adj. Wispy, matted animal's hair caked with dirt, hanging in elf-locks. Patchy and ragged.
Compounds and phrases etc.
dill-pells: Tags of matted wool hanging from a sheep.
pell,
pell [pɛl]
n. A heavy blow, a buffet, a crashing fall.
adv. Violently, with great force, with a crash.
v. To beat or strike violently. To thump, belabour. To walk in a heavy, blundering way, to hurry, dash.
n. A heavy blow, a buffet, a crashing fall.
adv. Violently, with great force, with a crash.
v. To beat or strike violently. To thump, belabour. To walk in a heavy, blundering way, to hurry, dash.
pallat, pallet, pellad, pellat, pellet,
pellet [ˈpɛlət]
n. A shorn sheepskin, a pelt. A buoy, a globe or ball, a float for a net.
n. A shorn sheepskin, a pelt. A buoy, a globe or ball, a float for a net.
paalo, paalo, paelag, pailag, paillag, palach, pallack, pallo, pallock, peelag, pellach, pellach, pellack, pelleck, pelliak, pellick, pellik, pellik, pello, pelloch, pellock, pelluch, pelluck, pillock, pollock, pollock, pullock, pullock,
pellock [ˈpɛlək]
also NN.b. peelag, I.Ork. pallock
n. The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena. Anything bulky and clumsy, a short fat person.
dim. I.Ork. pallo
also NN.b. peelag, I.Ork. pallock
n. The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena. Anything bulky and clumsy, a short fat person.
dim. I.Ork. pallo
Compounds and phrases etc.
pellock whaul: I. The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena.
pelt, pelter, pelter, pelters, peltery, peltie, peltin-poak, peltin-poke, peltin-pyock, peltrie, peltrie, peltry, peltry, pilt, piltrie, piltry,
pelt [pɛlt]
n. Something of very little value, trash, rubbish, a piece of coarse, dirty cloth, an old cast-off.
dim. peltie
pelters n. pl. Lumps of dried dung on an animal's hips, matted hair.
n. Something of very little value, trash, rubbish, a piece of coarse, dirty cloth, an old cast-off.
dim. peltie
pelters n. pl. Lumps of dried dung on an animal's hips, matted hair.
peltery [ˈpɛlt(ə)ri]
adj. Hanging in rags. Worthless, trashy, of little account. Unpleasant.
adj. Hanging in rags. Worthless, trashy, of little account. Unpleasant.
Compounds and phrases etc.
peltin-poke: N. A worthless rag.
pelt, pelter, pelters, peltin, peltit, puillt, puilt,
pelt [pɛlt]
n. A swift blow, a thud.
v. To strike with repeated blows, belabour, to work energetically.
pt. pp. peltit
n. A swift blow, a thud.
v. To strike with repeated blows, belabour, to work energetically.
pt. pp. peltit
Compounds and phrases etc.
pelter [ˈpɛltər]: A state of great excitement or perturbation, a rage. A downpour.
pelters: col. To give or receive verbal abuse.
peltin: Pelting.
pelters: col. To give or receive verbal abuse.
peltin: Pelting.
pen,
pen [pɛn]
n. A pointed conical hill.
n. A pointed conical hill.