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English
Etymology
Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare piddle.
Pronunciation
Noun
pittle (uncountable)
- (Northumbria, Midlands) urine
Verb
pittle (third-person singular simple present pittles, present participle pittling, simple past and past participle pittled)
- (Northumbria, Midlands) To urinate.
See also
References
- Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “pittle”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
- Frank Graham, editor (1987), “PITTLE”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977