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pentle, pintill, pintle,
pintle [pɪntl]
n. The penis. EC. The ling Molva molva. U. A feeble, ineffectual worker or operator.
v. U. To work in a weak, fiddling, ineffectual way.
n. The penis. EC. The ling Molva molva. U. A feeble, ineffectual worker or operator.
v. U. To work in a weak, fiddling, ineffectual way.
Compounds and phrases etc.
pintle and pysle: To work in a weak, fiddling, ineffectual way.
priest's pintles: MN. The roseroot Rhodiola rosea.
priest's pintles: MN. The roseroot Rhodiola rosea.
peabrock, pibroch, piobaireachad, piobaireachd, pìobaireachd,
pìobaireachd [ˈpibrɔx]
also pibroch
n. A martial bagpipe air.
also pibroch
n. A martial bagpipe air.
peepee, peipe, pipe, piper, pipe-riper, pipe-ryper, pipey, pipie, pipy, pypar, pype, pyper,
pipe [pəip]
n. A pipe. A large ripe acorn. A low moaning sound.
pl. pipes Bagpipes.
dim. pipie A bagpipe player, a bandmaster.
v. To blow gently.
n. A pipe. A large ripe acorn. A low moaning sound.
pl. pipes Bagpipes.
dim. pipie A bagpipe player, a bandmaster.
v. To blow gently.
Compounds and phrases etc.
johnnie-piper: NEC. A crane fly of the genus Tipulidae.
piper [ˈpəipər]: A bagpipe player. SEC. MN. The dandelion Taraxacum officinale. An unsplit, half dried haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus. I.Sh. The sea urchin Cidaris cidaris. MN. A crane fly of the genus Tipulidae.
pipe-riper: A pipe cleaner.
staund o pipes: A set of bagpipes i.e. the whole instrument including bag, drones and chanter.
piper [ˈpəipər]: A bagpipe player. SEC. MN. The dandelion Taraxacum officinale. An unsplit, half dried haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus. I.Sh. The sea urchin Cidaris cidaris. MN. A crane fly of the genus Tipulidae.
pipe-riper: A pipe cleaner.
staund o pipes: A set of bagpipes i.e. the whole instrument including bag, drones and chanter.
pipper, pipperation, pipperin, pipperin,
pipper [I.Sh. ˈpɪpər]
n. A trembling, excited state. A frightened, quaking condition.
v. To tremble, quiver with fear, cold or the like. Of the heart: to throb, palpitate.
n. A trembling, excited state. A frightened, quaking condition.
v. To tremble, quiver with fear, cold or the like. Of the heart: to throb, palpitate.
Compounds and phrases etc.
pipperation: A fit of trembling or quaking.
pipperin: Trembling, quivering.
pipperin: Trembling, quivering.
pickant, picken, piquant,
piquant [ˈpɪkant]
adj. Of speech etc.: piquant, biting, tart. Of cheese: pungent, strongly-flavoured.
adj. Of speech etc.: piquant, biting, tart. Of cheese: pungent, strongly-flavoured.
pirate,
pirate [ˈpəirət]
n. A pirate.
n. A pirate.
perk, perky, pierk, pierk, pirg, pirget, pirgin, pirgit, pirk, pirkit, pirkle, purk,
pirk [NN.b. I. pɪrk, pirk, pɪrg]
n. A sharp point, a thorn, prickle.
v. Of hair or fibres etc.: to stand up stiffly, to bristle, to have a frizzled, pointed appearance. Of people: to dress in a precise and careful way. To jibe, taunt, insinuate.
pt. pp. pirkit
n. A sharp point, a thorn, prickle.
v. Of hair or fibres etc.: to stand up stiffly, to bristle, to have a frizzled, pointed appearance. Of people: to dress in a precise and careful way. To jibe, taunt, insinuate.
pt. pp. pirkit
parlecue, parleycue, parlicue, perlicue, perlikew, pirl, pirlan, pirlicue, pirlicues, pirlie, pirliecue, pirlin, pirlique, pirly, purl, purlcue, purlicue, purlie, purliecue, purlin, purlin, purly,
pirl [pɪrl, pʌrl]
v. To twist, twirl, coil, roll, spin, swirl. To poke, agitate, investigate. To check new potatoes in the dreels.
v. To twist, twirl, coil, roll, spin, swirl. To poke, agitate, investigate. To check new potatoes in the dreels.
pirlie [pɪrle, pʌrle]
n. A very small thing, the little finger, a fir-cone.
adj. Curly, curled, twisted.
n. A very small thing, the little finger, a fir-cone.
adj. Curly, curled, twisted.
Compounds and phrases etc.
pirlicue [ˈpɪrlɪkju]: A flourish or ornament at the end of a hand-written word. A personal idiosyncrasy or eccentricity. A sequel or conclusion. A misfortune.
pirlin: Twirling, spinning, etc.
pirlin: Twirling, spinning, etc.
peirn, pirm, pirn, pirn$t, pirn-cage, pirnie, pirnie-taed, pirnit, pirnt, pirn-taed, pirny, pirny-taed, pirny-taen, purm, purn, purn_taed, purnie, purnie-tae$d, purnie-taed, purny, purny_tae$d, purny_taed, purny-tae$d, purny-taed,
pirn [pɪrn, pʌrn]
n. A bobbin.
dim. pirnie
v. To wind yarn etc. on to a bobbin.
pt. pp. pirnt adj. pirnit Interwoven.
n. A bobbin.
dim. pirnie
v. To wind yarn etc. on to a bobbin.
pt. pp. pirnt adj. pirnit Interwoven.
Compounds and phrases etc.
pirn-cage: The framework for holding the bobbins of a power loom.
pirn-taed, pirnie-taed: Pigeon-toed.
pirn-threid: Cotton as opposed to wollen thread.
pirn-taed, pirnie-taed: Pigeon-toed.
pirn-threid: Cotton as opposed to wollen thread.
Pirnmill, Purnmill,
Pirnmill [ˈpɪrnmpl, ˈpʌrn-]
pn. Pirnmill (Isle of Arran).
pn. Pirnmill (Isle of Arran).
From pirn and mill.