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pete en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of peter (“a safe”).
   alt of peter
   • He told us that at one time he could blow a pete at one shot and never fail. 1933, Goat Laven, Rough Stuff: The Life Story of a Gangster, page 34:
   • He was on his way to Tyrone, where he intended to blow a “pete” in a general merchandise store […] 1929, Outlook and Independent, volume 152, page 640:

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