Peter
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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