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9321 Etymology dictionary, p. phobia (n.).2
… - "to run" (source also of Lithuanian bėgu, bėgti "to flee;" Old Church Slavonic begu "flight," bezati "to flee, run;" Old Norse bekkr "a stream").
9322 Etymology dictionary, p. pig iron (n.).2
"iron in pigs," as it comes from a blast furnace, iron that has been run while molten into a mold in sand, 1660s; see pig (n.2) + iron (n.).
9323 Etymology dictionary, p. pike (n.1).3
… difficulties, run the gauntlet;" push of pikes "close-quarters combat." German Pike, Dutch piek, Danish pik, etc. are from French pique .
9324 Etymology dictionary, p. play (n.).6
… to running commentary on a game is attested from 1927. Play on words "pun" is from 1798. Play-money is attested from 1705 as "money won in gambling," by 1920 as "pretend …
9325 Etymology dictionary, p. *pleu-.3
… ; flow, run;" fleeting; flight (n.1) "act of flying;" flight (n.2) "act of fleeing;" flit; float; flood; flotsam; flotilla; flow; flue; flugelhorn; fluster; flutter; fly (v.1) "move through …
9326 Etymology dictionary, p. plywood (n.).2
"board made of two or more thin layers of wood bonded together and arranged so that the grain of one runs at right angles to that of the next," 1907, from ply (n.) + wood (n.).
9327 Etymology dictionary, p. pointy (adj.).2
… presidential run. In earlier slang (late 19c.) pointy meant "terse, well-put, pithy."
9328 Etymology dictionary, p. porter (n.1).2
… or runs errands for hire, from Anglo-French portour, Old French porteor "porter, bearer; reporter" (12c.), from Late Latin portatorem (nominative portator ) "carrier …
9329 Etymology dictionary, p. precursor (n.).2
… "to run" (from PIE root *kers- "to run"). Originally of John the Baptist. Related: Precursive; precursory .
9330 Etymology dictionary, p. print (v.).2
… "to run off on a press, make a copy or copies of by impression" is recorded from 1510s (Caxton, 1474, used enprynte in this sense).
9331 Etymology dictionary, p. private (adj.).5
Private school "school owned and run by individuals, not by the government, and run for profit" is by 1650s. Private parts "the pudenda" is from 1785 ( privete "the sexual parts" is from late 14c.; secret parts in the same sense is from 16c.).
9332 Etymology dictionary, p. pro (n.1).2
… , workshop run by the resident professional at a club). The use of professional in reference to prostitutes seems to have accounted for proette in sports writing …
9333 Etymology dictionary, p. prodromal (adj.).2
1716, in pathology, "preliminary," especially of minor symptoms preceding the outbreak of a disease, from Modern Latin prodromus "a running forward" (see prodrome ) + -al (1).
9334 Etymology dictionary, p. prodrome (n.).2
… "a running forward, a sally, sudden attack," from pro "forward" (see pro- ) + dromos "a running" (see dromedary ). Related: Prodromata; prodromatic; prodromic; prodromous …
9335 Etymology dictionary, p. promenade (n.).3
… who run after them' " [The Observer, Jan. 18, 1863, in reference to the Alhambra in Leicester Square] is attested from 1863. Sense of "a dance given by or at a school" is …
9336 Etymology dictionary, p. pseudo-.3
… edition runs to 13 pages. In science, indicating something deceptive in appearance or function.
9337 Etymology dictionary, p. public school (n.).2
… and run by local authorities," is attested from 1640s.
9338 Etymology dictionary, p. pull (v.).5
… fast; run;" pull it "to run." To pull (someone's) chain in the figurative sense is from 1974, perhaps on the notion of a captive animal; the expression was also used …
9339 Etymology dictionary, p. purchase (v.).2
… "to run after, hunt, chase" (see chase (v.)).
9340 Etymology dictionary, p. quadrant (n.).2
… , complete; run parallel, be exact," figuratively "to fit, suit, be proper," related to quadrus "a square," quattuor "four" (from PIE root *kwetwer- "four").