释义 |
pyche, n. north. dial.|paɪtʃ| Also 6 piche, 8–9 poich, 9 pytch. [? Phonetic variant of pike: cf. pike n.2 2.] A bee-hive.
1570Levins Manip. 115/29 Piche, corbiculus. 1775J. Watson Hist. Halifax 544 Poich, an Hive to take bees in after they have swarmed. 1828Craven Gloss. (ed. 2), Pyche, a bee-hive. 1882Lanc. Gloss., Pytch, a hive for bees. |