Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
n. (pl. -es) 1 faint copy heard just before an actual sound in a recording, caused by the accidental transfer of signals.
- foreshadowing.
PREEMPT
v. - a forestall. B appropriate in advance.
- obtain by pre-emption. [back-formation from *pre-emption]
PREFACE
—n. - introduction to a book stating its subject, scope, etc.
- preliminary part of a speech. —v. (-cing) 1 (foll. By with) introduce or begin (a speech or event).
- provide (a book etc.) With a preface.
- (of an event etc.) Lead up to (another). prefatory adj. [latin praefatio]
PREFECT
n. - chief administrative officer of a district, esp. In france.
- senior pupil in a school, helping to maintain discipline. [latin praeficio -fect- set in authority over]
PREHEAT
v. Heat beforehand.
PRELACY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 church government by prelates.
- (prec. By the) prelates collectively.
- office or rank of prelate. [anglo-french from medieval latin: related to *prelate]
PRELATE
n. High ecclesiastical dignitary, e.g. A bishop. [latin: related to *prefer]
PRELUDE
—n. (often foll. By to) 1 action, event, or situation serving as an introduction.
- introductory part of a poem etc.
- mus. A introductory piece to a fugue, suite, etc. B short piece of a similar type. —v. (-ding) 1 serve as a prelude to.
- introduce with a prelude. [latin ludo lus- play]
PREMIER
—n. Prime minister or other head of government. —adj. First in importance, order, or time. premiership n. [french, = first]
PREMISE
n. - logic = *premiss.
- (in pl.) A house or other building with its grounds, outbuildings, etc. B law houses, lands, or tenements previously specified in a document etc. on the premises in the building etc. Concerned. [latin praemissa set in front]
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