plural of Sichuan pepper

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

(historical) A metal plate used as armour for the knee. / Part of a parapet lying between the gun platform and the bottom of an embrasure.

To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed / To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.