(a) To thrust (sth.), drive (a stake, etc.); picchen in (o, to, into), stick, thrust, or drive (sth.) into (sth.); surround (a wood) with a palisade [quot.: a1450, 1st]; (b) to pierce (sb. or sth.)……
(a) A piece or patch of land; (b) a spot or speck; a spot or blemish as an outward sign of sin; (c) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.67].
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