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单词 pyet
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Definition of pyet in English:

pyet

(also piet, pyot)
nounˈpʌɪət
British dialect
  • A magpie.

    a pyet had its nest in one or other of the trees
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Don't yatter like pyots, or I won't get it told.
    • I saw three pyots flee into the Wood this morning.
    • They were greedy as corbies and chattering like pyets.
    • He disliked piets very much, and used to get his apprentice to harry their nests.
    • In the drama, a hooded crow speaks to a speckled pyet.

Origin

Middle English: from pie2 + -ot1.

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