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pittie en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable) Obsolete spelling of pity.
   alt of pity

Forms

pittie en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of pity.
   alt of pity

pittie en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -ie English pittie From pit (“pit bull terrier”) + -ie.

Meanings

1. (countable, endearing, informal, uncountable) A pit bull terrier.
   • Maybe he'd want a signal from me that he should rush to the carrier and retrieve a pittie on his own— a small one, alive, our new class pet. 2014, Ellen Cooney, The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances, page 247:
   • Lori and I rescued a pittie from a local rescue organization and our lives have never been the same. 2015 August, Sara Ernest, “Love in Rescue”, in Quorum, page 6:
   • I was used to slammed doors, rumbling buses, shouting, snarling pitties, police sirens, […] 2012, Marta Acosta, Dark Companion, page 33:

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Synonyms

pit · velvet hippo · pit bull · shitbull · pibble