2. Foot-racer, professional walker.

Pedigree, n. Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, stock, breed, family, race, house, line of ancestors, strain, line, extraction.

Pedlar, Pedler, n. See Peddler.

Peel, v. a.

    1. Pare (by cutting), bark, flay, decorticate.
    2. Strip off, remove by stripping.

Peel, v. n. Exfoliate, come off(as skin or rind), peel off.

Peel, n. Rind, skin.

Peeler, n. Policeman.

Peep, v. n.

    1. Chirp (as a chicken), pule, cheep, cry, pip.
    2. Begin to appear, issue, come forth.
    3. Peer, look slyly.

Peep of day. Dawn, morning, aurora, sunrise, prime, prime of day, cock-crow, break of day, early morning, first flush of the morning, point du jour.

Peer, n.

    1. Equal, mate, match, compeer.
    2. Companion, associate, fellow, comrade, contemporary.
    3. Nobleman, lord.

Peer, v. n.

    1. (Poetical.) Appear, peep, come in sight.
    2. Peep, pry, look closely or narrowly.

Peerless, a. Unequalled, unmatched, unsurpassed, matchless, superlative, unique, without an equal, without a peer.


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