| Pip (pip) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pip |
| [OE. pippe, D.
pip, or F. pépie; from LL. pipita, fr. L.
pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf.
Pituite.] |
A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by
hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation
of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the
term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being
called roup by them.
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A seed, as of an
apple or orange.
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One of
the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes,
etc.
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To cry or chirp, as a
chicken] to peep.
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