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n. The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange. [Short for PIPPIN.] |
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tr.v. pipped, pip·ping, pips Chiefly British 1. To wound or kill with a bullet. 2. To defeat. 3. To blackball. [Possibly from PIP3.] |
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n. 1. Games a. A dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes. b. A mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card. 2. A spot or speck. 3. A rootstock of certain flowering plants, especially the lily of the valley. 4. Any of the small segments that make up the surface of a pineapple. 5. Informal A shoulder insignia indicating the rank of certain officers, as in the British Army. 6. See blip. [Origin unknown.]  (click for a larger image) pip3pips on a gaming die (top) and on a domino (bottom) |
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v. pipped, pip·ping, pips v.tr. To break through (the shell) in hatching. Used chiefly of birds. v.intr. To peep or chirp. n. A short, high-pitched radio signal. |
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n. 1. A disease of birds, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat. 2. Slang A minor unspecified human ailment. [Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch, phlegm, pip, from Medieval Latin *pippīta, alteration of Latin pītuīta; see peiə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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