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(), n.[OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. ppie; from LL. pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. Pituite.] A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them. Pip n.[Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. Pippin.] (Bot.) A seed, as of an apple or orange. Pip n.[Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a pike. Cf. Pique.] One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc. Addison. Pip v. i.[imp. & p. p.Pipped (); p. pr. & vb. n.Pipping.] [See Peep.] To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep. To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. Boyle. スポンサード リンク
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