PEGS, pointed pieces of wood, used to fasten the cords of a tent.
PEIADAK, Ind. a guard to accompany a prisoner at large.
PEISA, Ind. Cash; or copper money.
PEER, Ind. Monday.
PELE-MELE, Fr. a French adverb, from which is derived the English term pellmell, signifying, confusedly, in disorder, in heaps, &c.
PELICAN, Fr. an ancient piece of artillery which carried a six pound weight of ball, and weighed two thousand four hundred pounds.
PELLE de bois simple, Fr. a wooden shovel.
PELOTE à feu, Fr. Pelote literally means the bottom of a pincushion, a ball, &c. It is here used to signify a species of combustible ball, which serves to throw light into a fosse or elsewhere. The composition is pitch one part, sulphur three parts, to one pound of saltpetre. The whole is well mixed together, and incorporated with tow, from which the pelotes are made.
PELOTON, Fr. Platoon.
Rompre le Peloton, Fr. A platoon being generally considered as a subdivision, rompre le peloton signifies to break into sections.