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See plain1. P pike-sucker (pīk's uk"ėr), n. Any fish of the family Gobiesocidæ. piketail (pīk'tāl), n. The pintail duck, Dafila acuta. Also spike tail. See pintail. [Illinois.] pikeysł, n. A Middle English form of pickax. piki, n. See peckee. pikket. A Middle English form of pick1 , pitch2 . pilal (pī'lä), n. [L. pila , a mortar: see pile1 , pile2 .] In archæol . and art , a mortar, especially one notable archæologically on account of its antiquity or design. Specimens of ancient mortars have been found in Switzerland, hollowed out of the trunks of large trees and having pestles arranged to be wielded by two men. See mortarl . pila2 (pē'li), n. [It.: see pile2 .] The holy water font in an Italian church, usually a stone vase of considerable richne . IMG:content-0164.jpg:[graphic][merged small] pikelet (pik'let), n . [ pike1 (?) + -let .] A lum . light cake or muffin; a thin circular tea-cake. pilaget, n. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] He crumpled up his broad face like a half-toasted pike- let. Anna Seward , Letters. (Latham.)