pips
plural of pip
• PPIs, SIPP, Sipp
PIPs
plural of PIP
• PPIs, SIPP, Sipp
Source: Wiktionary
Pip, n. Etym: [OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. pépie; from LL. pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. Pituite.]
Definition: A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
Pip, n. Etym: [Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. Pippin.] (Bot.)
Definition: A seed, as of an apple or orange.
Pip, n. Etym: [Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a pike. Cf. Pique.]
Definition: One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc. Addison.
Pip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Pipping.] Etym: [See Peep.]
Definition: To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep. To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
