Pink. s. A chaffinch.
Pip. s. A seed; applied to those seeds which have the shape of apple, cucumber seed, &c.; never to round, or minute seeds.
To Pitch. _v. a. To lay unhewn and unshaped stones together, so as to make a road or way.
To Pitch, in the West of England, is not synonymous with to pave. To pave, means to lay flat, square, and hewn stones or bricks down, for a floor or other pavement or footway. A paved way is always smooth and even; a pitched way always rough and irregular. Hence the distinguishing terms of Pitching and Paving.
Pit'is. adj. Piteous; exciting compassion.
Pit'hole. s. The grave.
To Pix, To Pixy. v. a. To pick up apples after the main crop is taken in; to glean, applied to an orchard only.
Pix'y. s. A sort of fairy; an imaginary being.
Pix'y-led. part. Led astray by pixies.
Plâd. v. Played.