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peat | pea |

As a proper noun peat

is .

peat

English

Etymology 1

Origin unknown; perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source.

Noun

  • Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas.
    • Derived terms
    * peaty
    See also
    * (wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    Compare .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
  • * 1594 , , I. i. 78 :
    • And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat !

    Anagrams

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    pea

    English

    (wikipedia pea)

    Etymology 1

    , originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family
  • The edible seed of some of these plants
  • (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity
    • Derived terms
    * pea-brain * pea crab * pea pod * peashooter * peason * like two peas in a pod * pigeon pea * sugar pea * sweet pea
    Descendants
    * Abenaki: * Mohegan-Pequot: * Yurok:

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical)

    • Anagrams

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