"pismire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪsmaɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: pismires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to piss + mire (“ant”). So called due to the smell of anthills. Compare English pissant, Old Frisian pisimme, Dutch pismiere, Swedish pissmyra. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pissemyre}} Middle English pissemyre, {{m|en|piss}} piss, {{m|en|mire||ant}} mire (“ant”), {{cog|en|pissant}} English pissant, {{cog|ofs|pisimme}} Old Frisian pisimme, {{cog|nl|pismiere}} Dutch pismiere, {{cog|sv|pissmyra}} Swedish pissmyra Head templates: {{en-noun}} pismire (plural pismires)
  1. (UK, Ireland, archaic) An ant. Tags: Ireland, UK, archaic Categories (lifeform): Ants
    Sense id: en-pismire-en-noun-qWk-iIKx Categories (other): British English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Irish English

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