PEAT-MULL—Peats an’ turves were formerly used fer elden, an’ at boddum o’ t’ stack wad be a lot o’ smo ’at hed shirled doon. This was co’ed peet-mull.
PEDASTER—Walk. Yan o’ Ant’ny Whiteheeds.
PEEDLIN—Looking near, as short sighted persons must.
“Any hofe-wit can tell by thy peedlin’
Thoo cannot crack mitch of thy seet.”—Bowness.
PEENJ’D, PEENJY—An ill-natured disposition. Thoo’s as peenj’d as thoo can be. Ah wadn’t be seea peenjy fer nowt.
PEET-HEE—Neea hee’r ner t’ thickness ov a peat.
PELTER—Hurry. Thoo needn’t gang at seck a pelter.
PENNY-PIE, CAULD-PIE—A fo’ on a shirl. Cauld-pie an’ snow apples beleng ta t’ day’s o’ yan’s youth.
PETTLE—Dodging about at light little jobs. Thoo mun pettle aboot t’ fauld an’ deea tell we see hoo t’ wedder turns.