plddling

[Eng. piddl (e); -ing.] Trivial, petty, frivolous, minute, paltry. pid-dock, s. [Etym. doubtful; cf. Wel. pid =a tapering-point.] Zool.: The molluscous genus Pholas (q. v.). pie (1), *pye (1), s. [Etym. doubtful; cf. Irish pig he; Gael. pig he , pigheann =a pie.] 1. A fruit or meat pasty; an article of food con- sisting of meat or fruit baked either between crusts or with a paste over or under. ( Eng .) 2. A mold or pit for preserving potatoes, .; a compost heap.