PEYL’ PEYLEN—Hard at wark. He wad peyl away frae moornen ta neet an’ nivver let wit. Peylen intult, siam as t’ chap wi’ t’ dumplin end.
PEE-WIT, TEA-FIT—“Pee-wit! Pee-wit! Ah lost mi nest an’ Ah’ve rued it.”
PEZEL’T—It means to jaggle, an’ argy, an’ heffle aboot. “We pezl’t on a canny while.” That’s hoo young fooak git started ta cooart yan annudder. They du’t gang thunneren up an’ doon shooten at ivv’rybody they meet, “Is thoo willing?” till they meet wi’ yan at is. Neea, barn, that wadn’t deea; seea they pezel aboot a bit, an’ git ta knaw bi slow degrees.
PEZZY, PEZZ-WILLY, PEZZ-WAP—T’ least lal marvels ye can git. O’ colours varra nar, but ower lal ta shut wi’.
PEANNOT—Peony.
PEATUS—Whar we stack t’ peat.
PECKER—Pluck. Keep yer pecker up.
PEED—One eye blind.
PEEL, PEELENS—Pare; parings.
PEFF—A nasty tickling cough. Peffen an’ coughen o’ neet till yan gits neea sleep.