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292 GLOSSARY
PINFOLD, pound, pen in which POWER, army, military force;
stray animals are placed; 2. 3. 1.303 3.3. 1354.2. 165
2. 8 4. 3. 495 4. 4. 21; 4. 5. 1;
PITY, take pity on, relieve; 3. 4- 7- 935 5- i- Si» 5- 3- H
3-a PRACTICE, (i) plot; 1. 2. 185;
PLACE, (i) rank, station; 1. 1. 2. 1. 73, 1075 (ii) trickery;
170; 2. 4. 11; 5. 3. 653 (ii) 2.4. i n ; 5. 3. 150
residence; 2. 4. 245 PRACTISE ON, plot against; 3.
PLACKET, opening in petticoat 2-57
or skirt; 3. 4. 96 PREFER, recommend for ap-
PLAIN, complain; 3. 1. 39 pointment; 1. 1. 272
PLATE, clothe in plate armour; PREGNANT, (i) compelling; 2.
4. 6. 164 1. 765 (ii) inclined; 4. 6. 221
PLEASANT, pleasure-giving; 5- PRESCRIBED, limited; 1. 2. 24
3.169 PRESENT (adj.), immediately
PLIGHT (sb.), pledge (of be- available, to be paid on the
trothal); 1. i. 100 spot; 1. 1. 191
PLIGHT (vb.), (i) plait, fold; 1. PRESENTED, assumed, boldly
1. 2785 (ii) pledge, take an displayed; 2. 3. n
oath; 3. 4. 123 PRESENTLY, immediately; 1. 2.
PLUCK, draw, pull; 4. 2. 78, 103; 1. 4. 146; 2. 4. 33,
85; 5- 3- 5° "35 5- i- 33
POINT, (i) (a) purpose, aim (see PRESS-MONEY, initial payment
O.E.D. 28a), (b) 4. 7. 96; given to a man on his being
(ii) 'at point'=in readiness; 'pressed' into military ser-
1. 4. 325; 3. 1. 33 vice; 4. 6. 87
POLICY, (a) established cus- PRETENCE, intention; 1.2.90;
tom; (b) crafty device; 1.2.47 1. 4. 71
POLITICIAN, trickster, crafty PRETTY, (i) epithet of endear-
schemer; 4. 6. 170 ment used in speaking to
PONDEROUS, weighty, serious; child or youth; 1. 4. 97;
1. 1. 77 (ii) 'pretty fellow'=fine
POORLY, defectively; 'poorly fellow; 1. 4. 191; (iii) apt,
eyed'=with defective sight; neat; 1. 5. 36
4.-I. 10 PREVENT, forestall 3. 4. 159}
PORRIDGE, broth. 'The mod. 3- 7- 82
sense is post-Sh. '(On.); 3. PREY, preying, rapaciousness;
4.54 3- 4-93
PORTABLE, endurable; 3.6.107 PRICE, (a) monetary value (in
POST (sb,), courier (on horse- terms of dowry), (b) estima-
back); 2. 4. 295 3. 7. ii} 4. tion (in the speaker's judge-
6.271 ment); 1. 1. 196
POST (vb.), ride (speedily); PRICK, prickle, thorn; 2. 3. 16
3.7.154.5.8 PRIZE (sb.), importance; 2. 1.
POTENTIAL, powerful; 2.1.70 120