Pip
[pɪp]
Definition
(noun.) a small hard seed found in some fruits.
(noun.) a minor nonspecific ailment.
(noun.) a disease of poultry.
Edited by Angelina--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
(n.) A seed, as of an apple or orange.
(n.) One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc.
(v. i.) To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep.
Typed by Jennifer
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Chirp (as a chicken), mewl, peep.
Typed by Corinne
Definition
v.t. (slang) to blackball.
v.i. to chirp as a young bird.
n. the seed of fruit.
n. one of the spots on dice or playing-cards.
n. a disease of fowls—also called Roup.
Typist: Toni
Examples
- You air in correspondence with Mr. Pip? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Mrs. Joe has been out a dozen times, looking for you, Pip. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Pip's rap, I heard her say, immediately; come in, Pip. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Or Provis--thank you, Pip. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Pip is that hearty welcome, said Joe, to go free with his services, to honor and fortun', as no words can tell him. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Yes, Pip, said Joe; and what's worse, she's got Tickler with her. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The young man took from his waistcoat a crumpled envelope, and turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried orange pips. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He took an orange from the cupboard, and tearing it to pieces he squeezed out the pips upon the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Beyond the mention of pips, I do not see that it helps us much. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Set the pips on McCauley, Paramore, and John Swain, of St. Augustine. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It ran, if I remember right, 'sent the pips to A, B, and C'--that is, sent the society's warning to them. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There was nothing else save the five dried pips. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There he was, sitting with a newly opened envelope in one hand and five dried orange pips in the outstretched palm of the other one. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Augustus