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Pronunciation : Pip
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. p?pie; from LL. pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. Pituite.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pip
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. Pippin.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A seed, as of an apple or orange.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pip
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a pike. Cf. Pique.]
Definition : Defn: One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc. Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pip
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Peep.]
Definition : Defn: To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep. To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. Boyle.

i. [imp. & p. p. Pipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Pipping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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