piskie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of pixie (supernatural being): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
noun
Example Sentences
- "The farmer slunk away unperceived, and went to bed, where he lay a long while awake, thinking in what way he could best shew his gratitude to the piskie for such an important Service."
- "The piskie was in the shape of a man — very dark, black-haired, and cross-eyed."
- "Glister was determined to prove the wizened piskie wrong, but its taunts were well founded."
- "One thing about the Piskies, they have different names for everything. For example, when Kathryn says “parish” she means “church.”"