English Dictionary: pee | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Peak \Peak\, n. [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. {Pike}.] 1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. [bd]Run your beard into a peak.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. 2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe. Silent upon a peak in Darien. --Keats. 3. (Naut.) (a) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. (b) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. (c) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the last sense written also {pea} and {pee}.] {Fore peak}. (Naut.) See under {Fore}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pee \Pee\, n. See 1st {Pea}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pee \Pee\, n. (Naut.) Bill of an anchor. See {Peak}, 3 (c) . | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pea \Pea\, n. [OF. peis. See {Poise}.] The sliding weight on a steelyard. [Written also {pee}.] |