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Definition of pyet in English: pyet(also piet, pyot) nounˈpʌɪət British dialect A magpie. a pyet had its nest in one or other of the trees Example sentencesExamples - Don't yatter like pyots, or I won't get it told.
- I saw three pyots flee into the Wood this morning.
- They were greedy as corbies and chattering like pyets.
- He disliked piets very much, and used to get his apprentice to harry their nests.
- In the drama, a hooded crow speaks to a speckled pyet.
Origin Middle English: from pie2 + -ot1. |