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maggot-pie
ˈmaggot-pie Obs. exc. dial. Forms: 6 magget the py, 6–7 mag(g)ot-a-pie, 7 magot o' pie, magata-, meggata-, maggotte-, maggoti-pie, pye, maggot-pie, -pye, 9 dial. maggotty-pie. [f. maggot2 (as quasi-proper name) + pie; the middle syllable of some forms represents the; cf. F. Margot la pie.] A magpie....
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magpie
magpie (ˈmægpaɪ) Also 7 magge pye, megpye. [f. Mag n.2 + pie1. Cf. maggot-pie, maw-pie.] 1. a. A common European bird, Pica caudata, of the family Corvidæ, having a long pointed tail and black-and-white plumage. It is well known for its noisy chatter, and is often taught to speak; its habits of pilf...
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maggot
▪ I. maggot1 (ˈmægət) Forms: 4, 6 magotte, 5 magat, maked, 5–6 mag(g)ote, 5–7, 9 magot, 6 mag(g)ette, magot(t)e, 7 magget, 6– maggot. [Prob. related in some way to the synonymous ME. maðek maddock; but the exact formation is not easy to determine. The 15th c. form maked (only once, in a glossary) ma...
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piannet
piannet, pianet Now dial. (ˈpaɪənɛt) Forms: 6–7 pieannet, pi-, pyannet, 6–9 pianot, 7 pie-annit, py-annot, pye-annat, pyanit; dial. 8 pianet, pynot, 9 pie-annet, piannot, pianet, pianate, pienet, etc. [The first element is pie n.1; the second, in early examples, appears to be treated as orig. a dist...
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