Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small meadow; any small inclosed piece of land.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Norfolk, obsolete A small
enclosure ofland .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There they found the "pightle" which suited them in the vicinity of that town, on the road leading to Happisburgh (Hazebro).
Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Lend us that pightle, and receive our thanks; ‘twould be a favour, though not much to grant: we neither ask for Stonehenge nor for Tempe.’
Lavengro 2004
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Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle, which we deemed would suit.
Lavengro 2004
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Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle, which we deemed would suit.
George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Clement King Shorter 1891
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Lend us that pightle, and receive our thanks; 'twould be a favour, though not much to grant: we neither ask for Stonehenge nor for Tempe. '
George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Clement King Shorter 1891
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Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle, which we deemed would suit.
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Lend us that pightle, and receive our thanks; 'twould be a favour, though not much to grant: we neither ask for Stonehenge nor for
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle, which we deemed would suit.
Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) George Henry Borrow 1842
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Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle, which we deemed would suit.
Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Lend us that pightle, and receive our thanks; 'twould be a favour, though not much to grant: we neither ask for Stonehenge nor for
Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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