01 n. A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
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A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously.[Obs.]
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Peat
/(pēt)/
· IPA /piːt/
02 n. A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of tu…
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A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel.
Phrases & compounds
Peat bog —
a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in such places; peat moss.
Peat moss —
The plants which, when decomposed, become peat
Peat reek —
the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with peat as fuel.