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Definition of pightle in English: pightlenoun ˈpʌɪt(ə)l dialect A small field or enclosure. Example sentencesExamples - In Norfolk, where he lived, a small field or enclosure is known as a "pightle."
- That was my Granny's house behind the Dacks' and a pightie at the back - we used to call them pightles, you'd call them meadows.
- He had a house on a pightle of pasture of just over 2 acres where, no doubt, he kept a cow, a few chickens and geese and a pig.
- Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle, which we deemed would suit.
- This date is supported by the deeds to the property, the first of which, of 1729 refers to a newly built cottage and a pightle of land.
Origin Middle English: origin obscure, apparently diminutive. |