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  • piano
    /payána/ [US dial. idem arch. ADD] n. piano (old pronunciation). (Inagua>)
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  • phthisic
    See TISSICK.
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  • petty shop
    [OED, only one quot. 1831] n. a very small general store: 1936 petty shop: small store carrying "mix erbs", fried
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  • peter-ma-dick
    See PITY-MA-DICK.
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  • Peter ain' better than Paul
    [probably a Biblical reference to Christ's disciples] phr. You're no better than I am. (Nassau)
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  • peter
    [etym. uncertain, but possibly an avoidance term for cooter turtle; see COOT] n. a fresh-water turtle, Chrysemys felis: 1978 Modern-day
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  • perfer
    [by metathesis] v. to prefer: Some students perfer to study in the library (COB). (Nassau)
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  • percenter
    [etym?] n. a former girlfriend. (Inagua)
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  • pepted
    (etym?] adj. in a dilemma: I know you pepted (Nassau). cf. LOCK (Black)
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  • pepper wasp
    /pépa wahs/ [cf. paper wasp (Polistes sp.)] n. a small red wasp (sp.?), its sting is not as bad as
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