See Also: pimpillo(medicine)

tip(7) (iou) and pimpillo (medicine)


tip(7) (iou)



tip verb1. Infl. -pp-; pa. t. & pple tipped, (arch.) tipt. ME.
[Perh. from TIP noun1 in sense 'touch (as with) a point'; cf. Low German, Dutch tippen. Cf. TIP verb4, verb5, TIP noun2.]
verb trans. Strike or touch lightly; tap noiselessly. ME.
tip-and-run a form of cricket in which the batsman must run for every hit.
G. Greene He tipped off a satisfactory length of ash.
b. Cricket. Hit (a ball) lightly, esp. with the edge of the bat. E19.
c. Basketball & Ice Hockey. Net (the ball or puck) with a light touch or push. Freq. foll. by in, into. M20.
verb intrans. Step or Dance lightly; walk on tiptoe; trip. Now Scot., dial., & US. E19.
verb intrans. Music. = TONGUE verb 9b. Chiefly as tipping verbal noun. L19.

pimpillo (medicine)


pimpillo
<botany> A West Indian name for the prickly pear (Opuntia).

Synonym: pimploes.

Source: Websters Dictionary