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Peeleth vs Peeketh - What's the difference?

peeleth | peeketh |

In archaic|lang=en terms the difference between peeleth and peeketh

is that peeleth is (archaic) (peel) while peeketh is (archaic) (peek).

As verbs the difference between peeleth and peeketh

is that peeleth is (archaic) (peel) while peeketh is (archaic) (peek).

peeleth

English

Verb

(head)
  • (archaic) (peel)

    • peel

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the skin or outer covering of.
    • I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.
  • To remove from the outer or top layer of.
    • I peeled (the skin from) an orange and ate it hungrily.
    We peeled the old wallpaper off in strips where it was hanging loose.
  • To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
    • I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel .
  • To remove one's clothing.
    • The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.
  • To move, separate (off or away)
    • The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.
    Synonyms
    * (remove outer covering) skin, strip * (remove clothing) disrobe, strip
    Derived terms
    * peel off * peel out * keep one's eyes peeled (i.e. with eyelids open) * peeler

    Noun

  • The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
  • The action of peeling away from a formation.
  • (label) cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or exfoliate.
    • Synonyms
    * (skin of a fruit) rind, zest
    Derived terms
    * orange peel * peel strength

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) and (etyl) pel (compare modern French pieu), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A stake.
  • (obsolete) A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
  • (archaic) A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
    • Derived terms
    * peel-house, peelhouse * peel-tower

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) pele (compare modern (pelle)), from (etyl) pala, from the base of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
  • A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
  • (archaic, US) The blade of an oar.

    • Etymology 4

    Origin unknown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, and, curling) An equal or match; a draw.
  • (curling) A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.

    • Etymology 5

    Named from Walter H. Peel, a noted 19th-century croquet player.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (croquet) To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).

    • Etymology 6

    Misspelling of peal.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • : to sound loudly.
  • * 1825 June 25, "My Village Bells", in The Circulator of Useful Knowledge, Literature, Amusement, and General Information'' number XXVI, available in, 1825, ''The Circulator of Useful Amusement, Literature, Science, and General Information , page 401,
    • Oh ! still for me let merry bells peel out their holy chime;
  • * 1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", , page 1,
    • The lights flashed, the crowds sang,... bells peeled , bombs thundered,... and the new Century made its triumphant entry.
  • * 2006 , Miles Richardson, Being-In-Christ and Putting Death in Its Place , , ISBN 0807132047, pages 230–231,
    • As the tiny Virgin... approaches one of the barrio churches, bells peel vigorously, a brass band launches into a fast-paced tune, and large rockets zoom... .

    Etymology 7

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To plunder; to pillage, rob.
  • * Milton
    • But govern ill the nations under yoke, / Peeling their provinces.

    See also

    * peel out English eponyms English terms with multiple etymologies

    peeketh

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic) (peek)

    • peek

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) *, probably a fusion of peep and keek.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
  • To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
  • * 2012 , Rachel Kramer Bussel, Going Down: Oral Sex Stories (ISBN 1573447978):
    • A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.
  • * 2012 , Michelle Monkou, If I Had You (ISBN 1459223284):
    • Her brown skin peeked through the empty gap in her clothing.
  • (computing) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
  • * 2006 , Gary Willoughby, PureBasic: A Beginner's Guide to Computer Programming (page 279)
    • We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.

    Related terms

    * sneak peek

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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