Pantony. A cottager's pantry (Wilts Arch. Mag. vol. xxii. p. 112). Compare Entony, an entry: Berks. There are many slight variants, as Panterny.—N. & S.W.
Paper Beech. Betula alba, L.—N.W.
*Parasol. Sanguisorba officinalis, L., Salad Burnet.—S.W. (Little Langford.)
Parson. In carting dung about the fields, the heaps are shot down in lines, and are all of much the same size. Sometimes, however, the cart tips up a little too much, with the result that the whole cartload is shot out into a large heap. This is known as a 'Parson.'—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Parters. Pieces of wood in a waggon which join the dripple to the bed. See Waggon.—N.W.
Passover. 'A bit of a passover,' a mere passing shower.—S.W. (Som. bord.)
Payze. To raise with a lever (B.). Norman French peiser, cp. Fr. poiser.—N. & S.W.
Peace-and-Plenty. A kind of small double white garden Saxifrage.—S.W.
Peakid, Peaky, Picked, Picky. Wan or sickly-looking.—N. & S.W.