~Paffler~, _s._ One who occupies a small farm, Perths.
_To_ PAIK, _v. a._ To beat, to drub, S. _paak_, S. B.
~Paik~, ~Paick~, _s._ A stroke; in pl. _paiks_, a drubbing, S.
Isl. _pak_, Su. G. _paak_, fustis, baculus.
~Paikie~, _s._ A piece of doubled skin, used for defending the thighs from the _stroke_ of the _Flauchterspade_, by those who cast turfs or _divots_, Mearns.
PAIKER, _s. Calsay paiker_, a street-walker.
Isl. _piaeck-ur_, a vagabond; _troll-packa_, a witch.
~Paikit-like~, _adj._ Having the appearance of a trull, S.
PAILIN, PAILING, _s._ A fence made of stakes, S.
_To_ PAYNE, PANE, _v. n._ To be at pains.
Fr. _pappe_, id.; or q. _papingay_, q. v.
PAIP, _s._ A cherry-stone picked clean, and used in a game of children, S.
E. _pip_; Fr. _pepin_, the seed of fruit.
~Paisses~, _s. pl._ The weights of a clock, S.
PAYS, PAS, PASE, PASCE, PASK, PASCH, _s._ Easter; pron. as _pace_, S. B. elsewhere as _peace_.
Moes. G. _pascha_, A. S. _pasche_, &c. id.
~Pascheewyn~, _s._ The evening preceding Easter.
~Pays-eggs~, Eggs dyed of various colours, given to children to amuse themselves with at the time of Easter, S.
Dan. _paaske-egg_, coloured eggs; Belg. _pasch-eyeren_, ova paschalia.
~Patsyad~, _s._ A contemptuous term for a female who has nothing new to appear in at Easter; originating from the custom which prevails among Episcopalians, of having a new dress for this festival, S. B.
From _Pays_, and perh. _yad_, an old mare.
O. Fr. _padou-ir_, L. B. _padu-ire_, to pasture; whence _padouen_ and _paduentum_, pasture.
_To_ ~Palaver~, _v. n._ To use a great many unnecessary words, S.
_To_ PALE, _v. a._ To make an incision in a cheese, S.
~Pale~, _s._ The instrument used for trying the quality of a cheese, S.
Isl. _pell_, textum pretiosum; O. Fr. _paile_, sericum.
PALLALL, PALLALLS, _s._ A game of children, in which they hop on one foot through different triangular spaces chalked out, driving a bit of slate or broken crokery before them, S.; in E. _Scotch-hop_.
PALLAT, PALAD, _s._ The crown of the head, S.
O. Fr. _palet_, sorte d'armure de tête; Roquef.
PALLET, _s._ A sheep's skin not dressed, S. B.
PALM-SONDAY, _s._ The sixth Sabbath in Lent, S.
PALM, PALME, _s._ The index of a clock or watch, S.
Fr. _paulme_, or E. _palm_, used as _hand_, S. to denote the index of any time-piece.