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PIT 6
Pit, v. a. 1. Lay in a pit or hole : cuir an slochd,
cuir an toll. 2. press into hollows : tulg. 3. as
by the small pox : comliarraich, breac.
Pitapat, s. Plosgadh cridhe, plosgartaich, luathas-
analach.
Pitch, s. 1. Of the pine : pic, high, siigh a'
ghiubhais. 2. of elevation or height: àirde,
tomhas. 3. lowness or height : àirde. 4. degree,
rate: àirde.
Pitch, V. a. et ?!. 1. Fix, plant: suidhich, steidh-
ich, leag. 2. order regularly : suidhich, òrduich.
3. throw headlong : tilg, tilg an coinneamh a chinn.
4. smear with pitch : teàrr, smeur, còmhdaich le
pic. 5. darken : dorchaich. 6. pave : leag,
suidhich te. 7. light, drop: tuit. 8. fall head-
long ; tuit an conihar do chinn. Fix upo)i, make
choice of: tagh, roghnaich. 9. fix a tent or tem-
porary habitation : suidhich.
Pitcher, s. 1. An earthen vessel, a water pot:
crogan, soitheach uisge. 2. an instrument to pierce
the ground : piocaid.
Pitchfork, s. Gobhlag, godhlag arbhair, fore.
PiTCHiNESS, s. Duibhe, dubh-dhorchadas.
Pitchy, adj. 1. Smeared with pitch: bigheach,
piceach, comhdaichte le high. 2. black, dark,
dismal : doilleir, duaichnidh, dubh-dorcha.
PiTCOAL, s. Gual sluichd, ala-ghual, gual talmhainn.
Piteous, adj. I. Sorrowful, mourning, exciting pity :
muladach, brònach, tuirseach, truagh. 2. com-
passionate : teò-chridheach, caoin, tròcaireach,
truacanta. 3. paltry, pitiful : truagh, dlblidh, suarach.
Piteously, adv. See Piteous.
PiTEousNEss, s. Muladachd, tuirseachd, truaighe,
bròn.
Pitfall, «. Slochd-tuislidh talamh-toll, slochd
meallta.
Pith, s. 1. Of a plant, or wood: glaodhan. 2.
marrow : smior. 3. strength : neart, spionnadh.
4. energy : tàbhachd, eifeachd, buaidh. 5. weight :
cudthrom, neart. 6. the chief part : brigh.
Pithily, adv. See Pithy.
Pithiness, s. Neartmhorachd, spionnadh, treòir,
smior, spionnadh, lùs.
Pithless, adj. Lag, lag-chuiseach, fann, anmhunn,
faoin, gun chlith.
Pithy, adj. I. Consisting of pith, abounding with
pith : glaodhanach. 2. strong, forcible, energetic :
neartnilior, làidir, foghainteach, treùireil, smiorail,
gleusta.
Pitiable, adj. Truagh, bochd, ion-thruasach.
Pitiableness, s. Truaighe, bocliduinn, ion-thruas-
achd.
Pitiful, adj. 1. Tender, compassionate: truac-
anta, caoin, tuò-chridheach, tròcaireach, truasail.
2. moving compassion : truagh, muladach, bròn-
ach . 3. contemptible, despicable : tàir, tàireil,
suarach, dìblidh, leibideach.
Pitifully, adv. See Pitiful.
PiTiFULNESs, s. 1. Tendemess, mercy: truacant-
achd, caoineachd, teò-chridheachd, tròcaireachd,
truasalachd. 2. despicableness : tàirealachd, suar-
aclias, diblidheachd, leibideachd.
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Pitiless, adj. 1. Wanting compassion : neo-thruac-
anta, cruaidh-chridheach, an-iochdmhor, mi-thròc-
aireach. 2. unpitied : gun truas, neo-thruasaichte.
Pitilessly, adv. See Pitiless.
PiTiLEssNEss, s. Neo-thruacantachd, cruaidh-chridh-
eachd, an-iochdmhorachd, mi-thròcaireachd.
Pitman, s. Sàbhadair ìochdrach.
PiTSAW, s. Tairiosg sluichd, tairiosg mòr.
Pittance, s. 1. Of meat, or victuals : roinn, cuibh-
rionn bldh. 2. a small portion : rud beag, beag-
an.
Pituite, s. Smug, ronn.
Pituitous, adj. Ronnach, smugach.
Pity, s. 1. Compassion : truas, tlus, truacantas,
iochd, bàigh, daonnachd. 2. a subject of pity :
truaighe, culaidh-thruais. It were a pity : b' olc
an airidh.
Pity, v. a. et n. Truasaich, gabh truas fi. I pity
you : is truagh leam thu, is duilich learn thu.
Pivot, s. Udalan, cuairt-udalan.
Pix, s. 1. The box for the consecrated host : naomh-
chisteag. 2. for the trial of gold and silver coin :
inneal dearbhaidh a' chùinnidh.
Placable, adj. Ciosnachail, so-chiosnachaidh, soith-
eamh, soirbh, ciùin.
Placableness, I Soirbheachd, soitlieamhachd.
Placability, J '
Placard,! _ Fuagradh, sanas folluiseach.
Placart, J °
Placard, v. a. Fuagair, fuagraich, thoir sanas fol-
luiseach.
Place, s. 1. Of space : ait, ionad, bad. 2. locali-
ty, ubiety : ionad, ait, ionadachd. 3. local exist-
ence : ait. 4. space in general : ait. 6. a seat,
mansion : tunaidh, còmhnuidh, tàmh, àite-tàimh.
6. passage in writing : ceann, earrann. 7. state of
actual operation : buaidh. 8. existence : beatlia,
deò. 9. rank: ceum, inbhe. 10. precedence,
priority: toiseach, tùs. IL office: dreuchd. 12.
room, way : àite, rum. 13. state in life : cor, inbhe.
14. height: àirde.
Place, v. a. Suidhich, cuir, soeruich, daingnich.
Place at interest : cuir a mach air riadh.
Placeman, «. Fear ionaid, feur dreuchd.
Placer, s. Fear-suidheachaidh.
Placid, adj. 1. Gentle, quiet, not turbulent : soith-
eamh, ciùin socrach, soirbh, màlda. 2. soft, kind,
mild : caoin, bàigheil, macanta, min.
Placidity, ) s. Soitheamhachd, ciùineachd, soirbh-
Placidness, J eachd, màldachd, caoineachd, bàigh-
ealachd, macantachd, mineachd.
Placidly, adv. See Placid.
Placket, } ^_ ^^^.^ ^. ^^^^ boirionnaich.
Plauuet, j
Plagiarism, s. Mèirle sgrìobhaidh, braid-fhogh-
luim, oilean-bhraid.
Plagiary, s. Mèirleach sgrìobhaidh, mèirleach
foghluim.
Plague, s. 1. Pestilence: plàigh. 2. state of mi-
sery : truaighe, ainniseachd, claoidh, sgrios. 3. any
thing troublesome, or vexatious : dragh, amJiluadh,
buaireadli.

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