pitheid

Scots

Noun

pitheid (plural pitheids)

1. pithead
   • 1919, Frederick Sleath, Sniper Jackson‎^[1], page 209:

     'Ye'd be a lang time yersel if ye had been on the pitheid afore ye were nine, same as Ah was'

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   • 1960, Hamish Henderson, Freedom Come-All-Ye:

     Nor wee weans frae pitheid an clachan / Murn the ships sailin doun the Broomielaw

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   • 1990, Robert McLellan, Linmill Stories‎^[2], published 2010, page 86:

     […] an ugsome place wi pitheids and bings and railway trucks and rees o coal […]

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• pioghaid

Etymology

From Scots pyat, pyet, diminutive of pie, from Middle English pye (also represented in the second element of modern magpie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰi.ɛtʲ/

Noun

pitheid f (genitive singular pitheide, plural pitheidean)

1. magpie
2. parrot

Synonyms

• (parrot): pearraid