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PATER.—Peter.

PATER GRIEVOUS.—One is so called who goes about with a melancholy face.

PATTENS.—Sandals raised on iron frames worn by women to keep their shoes out of the dirt.

PATTERN.—An example.

"If I zees any moor zuch bad doins I'll maayke a pattern on 'e."

PATTY.—The familiar name for Martha.

PAULS.—The expression as "awld as St. Paul's" is used to denote great antiquity.

St. Paul's is the best known of any of the "zights o' Lonnon Town."

PAUNCHY.—Stout.

PAWLE.—A pole.

PAX.—The school boys word for "surrender" or wishing to "make friends" again.

PEART.—Bright, full of life; also impudent.

PEAZEN, or PAZE, or PE-AZ.—Peas.

PE-AZ PORRIDGE.—Pea soup.

PECK.—A pick-axe.

PECKER.—Mouth; visage.

"A bit down in the pecker" means "in bad spirits."

PECKIN'.—Faultfinding.

"She was allus a-peckin' an' yangin' at muh zo as I cood'nt bi(illegible text) wi' her no longer."

PECKISH.—Hungry.

PECK-UP.—To loosen ground with a pick-axe.

PEE-BO.—The first game for. babies, consisting of alternately hiding and showing them the face.

PEEK-ED, or PEEKY.—Thin in the face, as from illness.

"A be a-lookin' maain peeky, med-be a wants moor me-at to yet."

PEEL.—A long-handled implement for removal of loaves from an oven.