Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
group n. Group of people of the same age, status, etc.
- of the realm n. Peer entitled to sit in the house of lords.
- v. (usu. Foll. By into, at, etc.) Look closely or with difficulty. [origin unknown]
- n. - a (fem. Peeress) member of one of the degrees of the nobility in britain or ireland, i.e. A duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron. B noble of any country.
- person who is equal in ability, standing, rank, or value. [latin par equal]
PEKE
n. Colloq. Pekingese. [abbreviation]
PELF
n. Derog. Or joc. Money; wealth. [french: related to *pilfer]
PELT
—v. - (usu. Foll. By with) strike repeatedly with thrown objects.
- (usu. Foll. By down) (of rain etc.) Fall quickly and torrentially.
- run fast. —n. Pelting. at full pelt as fast as possible. [origin unknown]
- n. Undressed skin, usu. Of a fur-bearing mammal. [french, ultimately from latin pellis skin]
PENT
adj. (often foll. By in, up) closely confined; shut in (pent-up feelings). [from *pen2]
PEON
n. Spanish american day-labourer. [portuguese and spanish: related to *pawn1]
PERI
prefix round, about. [greek]
PERK
v. perk up 1 recover confidence, courage, life, or zest.
- restore confidence, courage, or liveliness in.
- smarten up.
- raise (one's head etc.) Briskly. [origin unknown]
- n. Colloq. Perquisite. [abbreviation]
PERM
—n. Permanent wave. —v. Give a permanent wave to. [abbreviation]
- colloq. —n. Permutation. —v. Make a permutation of. [abbreviation]
PERT
adj. - saucy, impudent.
- jaunty. pertly adv. Pertness n. [latin apertus open]
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