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ANTRIM AND DOWN GLOSSARY. 77 Peely grass, sb. barley, with the ' hulls ' and 'auns' removed.

Peen, sb. the cross end of a mechanic's hammer, opposite to the face.

Pee-pee, the call for pea-fowl.

Peep hawk, sb. the kestrel.

Peerie, sb. a peg-top.

Peeweet, Peesweep, sb. the lapwing.

Pegh, s. to pant; to puff.

Pelt, sb. the skin of an animal 'Bare pelt,' one's bare skin.

Penned, v. contracted. A horse sometimes has its knee 'penned in the sinews.'

Penny bird, sb. the little grebe. Also called Drink-a-penny.

Pens, ''sb. pl.'' the old twigs in a hedge.

Pernicketty, adj. particular; hard to please.

Perswadians, ''sb. pl.'' persuasion; entreaties. 'Throug perswadians I done it.'

Peter Dick, sb. a child's toy made of a half walnut shell, a small piece of stick and some thread. When played upon by the fingers in a particular way, it makes a ticking noise, and is supposed to say:—

Petted on, v. to be fond of a person, as a child is.

Pevil, v. to strike rapidly.

Phaisians, sb. pheasants.

Piano rose, sb. the peony.

Pickin' calf, v. Same as Casting Calf, i. e. dropping a calf before the time.

Pickle, sb. a very small quantity; one grain.

Pickook, or Picky, sb. Same as Blockan. A small fish, the young of the coal-fish.

Piece, sb. what a child gets for lunch; it is generally a piece of bread.

Pied, v. searched; examined.

Pig-croo, sb. a pig-sty.

Pigeon. 'A. pigeon's pair,' a term for a family of two children only.

Pigeon walk, sb. a boy's game.

Piggin, sb. a small wooden vessel made of hoops and staves, with one stave prolonged so as to form a handle, used for milking in, &c.

Pig's whisper, sb. a loud whisper, one meant to be heard.