petre
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpiːtə(ɹ)/
- Homophones: peter, Peter
Noun edit
petre (uncountable)
- (archaic) saltpetre
- 1841, The Farmer's Magazine, page 282:
- Oats are much assisted by the application of petre […]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “petre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.