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Lye vs Pye - What's the difference?

lye | pye |

As nouns the difference between lye and pye

is that lye is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) or lye can be (uk|railways) a short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding while pye is (the pastry food).

As a verb lye

is .

lye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia lye)
  • An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
  • Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
    • See also
    * ("lye" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    pye

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (the pastry food).
    • 1747: A Cheshire Pork Pye for Sea'' — , 1998, ISBN 0-642-10693-2, page 1.)

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