peter¹ /pēˈtər/

To dwindle away to nothing, be dissipated or exhausted (with out)

peter² /pēˈtər/

1. The Blue Peter (flag)
2. A call for trumps (whist)
3. A high card followed by a low card, so played as a signal to one's partner (bridge)

1. To signal that one has a short suit (whist)
2. To play a high card followed by a low card (bridge)

peˈter-boat noun

1. A kind of fishing-boat
2. A dredger's boat that goes equally well forward or astern

peˈter-man noun

A fisherman (in allusion to the apostle)

Peter-see-meˈ noun

A Spanish wine (from a grape introduced by Pedro Ximenes)

Peter's pence see under penny

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