Definition of Peter
Pet´er
n.
1.
A
common
baptismal
name
for
a
man
.
The
name
of
one
of
the
apostles
,
Peter boat
a
fishing
boat
,
sharp
at
both
ends
,
originally
of
the
Baltic
Sea
,
but
now
common
in
certain
English
rivers
.
Peter Funk
the
auctioneer
in
a
mock
auction
.
Peter pence
a
-
An
annual
tax
or
tribute
,
formerly
paid
by
the
English
people
to
the
pope
,
being
a
penny
for
every
house
,
payable
on
Lammas
or
St
.
Peter
'
s
day
; -
called
also
Rome scot
,
and
hearth money
.
b
-
In
modern
times
,
a
voluntary
contribution
made
by
Roman
Catholics
to
the
private
purse
of
the
pope
.
Peter's fish
(Zool.)
a
haddock
; -
so
called
because
the
black
spots
,
one
on
each
side
,
behind
the
gills
,
are
traditionally
said
to
have
been
caused
by
the
fingers
of
St
.
Peter
,
when
he
caught
the
fish
to
pay
the
tribute
.
The
name
is
applied
,
also
,
to
other
fishes
having
similar
spots
.
v. i.
1.
To
become
exhausted
;
to
run
out
;
to
fail
; -
used
generally
with
out
;
as
,
that
mine
has
petered
out
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Petered
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Petering
.]
Related Words
Apostle
,
saint
,
Saint
Peter
,
Saint
Peter
the
Apostle
,
Simon
Peter
,
St
.
Peter
,
St
.
Peter
the
Apostle
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