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:—
'Peter Dick,
Peter Dick,
Peter Dick's peat stack.'
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.
