Pry vs Puy - What's the difference?
pry | puy |
To look where one is not welcome; to be nosey.
To look closely and curiously at.
* Shakespeare
The act of prying
An excessively inquisitive person
A lever.
Leverage.
To use leverage to open or widen. (See also prise and prize.)
Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos
(geology) Any similar conical structure of volcanic material
As an adverb pry
is allegedly.As a noun puy is
any of several cone-shaped hills in the auvergne, france that are the remains of extinct volcanos.pry
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) pryen, . More at (l).Verb
(en-verb)- Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, / To pry into the secrets of the state.