Alternative spelling of ball-peen hammer

(obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise. / (obsolete, figuratively) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object). / (obsolete, figuratively) To weigh down, retard

(obsolete, dialectal, UK) A weight; a poise. / (obsolete) A heavy blow, an impact.

plural of peise

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peise

(Japan, hydrology, in compounds) water level

A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Alternative form of peen

Alternative form of peen

Of or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.