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_Douglas._

Fr. _puissant_, id.

PIT ~and~ GALLOWS, a privilege conferred on a baron, according to our old laws, of having on his ground a _pit_ for drowning women, and _gallows_ for hanging men, convicted of theft.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

Teut. _Put ende Galghe_.

PITTAL, _s._ Rabble.

V. ~Pettail~.

PYTANE, _s._ A young child; a term of endearment, S.

Fr. _pet.i.t un_, my little one; or _peton_, a fondling term used by nurses in Fr.

_To_ PITY, _v. n._ To regret.

_Baillie._

~Pitiful~, _adj._ To be regretted, S.

_Id._

PITTIL, _s._ Some kind of fowl.

_Houlate._

_To_ PITTER-PATTER, _v. n._

1. To repeat prayers after the Romish manner.

_Watson._

2. To make a chattering noise by inconstant motion of the feet, S.

V. ~Patter~.

_L. Hailes._

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