A doctor and a lawyer were attending a cocktail party when the doctor was approached by a man who asked advice on how to handle his ulcer.
The doctor mumbled some medical advice, then turned to the lawyer and asked,
"How do you handle the situation when you are asked for advice during a social function?"
"Just send a bill for such advice" replied the lawyer.
On the next morning the doctor arrived at his surgery and issued the ulcer-stricken man a $50 bill.
That afternoon he received a $100 bill from the lawyer.
n. Young domestic fowl, turkey, pheasant, etc. [contraction of *pullet]
POUND
coin n. (also pound note) coin or note worth one pound.
- of flesh n. Any legal but morally offensive demand.
- n. - unit of weight equal to 16 oz avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), 12 oz troy (0.3732 kg).
- (in full pound sterling) (pl. Same or -s) chief monetary unit of the uk etc. [latin pondo]
- v. - crush or beat with repeated blows.
- (foll. By at, on) deliver heavy blows or gunfire.
- (foll. By along etc.) Make one's way heavily or clumsily.
- (of the heart) beat heavily. [old english]
- n. Enclosure where stray animals or officially removed vehicles are kept until claimed. [old english]
POWER
cut n. Temporary withdrawal or failure of an electric power supply.
- line n. Conductor supplying electrical power, esp. One supported by pylons or poles.
- of attorney n. Authority to act for another person in legal and financial matters.
- point n. Socket in a wall etc. For connecting an electrical device to the mains.
- station n. Building where electrical power is generated for distribution.
- —n. - ability to do or act.
- particular faculty of body or mind.
- a influence, authority. B ascendancy, control (the party in power).
- authorization; delegated authority.
- influential person, body, or thing.
- state having international influence.
- vigour, energy.
- active property or function (heating power).
- colloq. Large number or amount (did me a power of good). 10 capacity for exerting mechanical force or doing work (horsepower). 11 (often attrib.) Mechanical or electrical energy as distinct from manual labour. 12 a electricity supply. B particular source or form of energy (hydroelectric power). 13 physics rate of energy output. 14 product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times (2 to the power of 3 = 8). 15 magnifying capacity of a lens. 16 deity. —v. - supply with mechanical or electrical energy.
- (foll. By up, down) increase or decrease the power supplied to (a device); switch on or off. the powers that be those in authority. [latin posse be able]
PRANG
slang —v. - crash (an aircraft or vehicle).
- damage by impact.
- bomb (a target) successfully. —n. Act of pranging. [imitative]
PRANK
n. Practical joke; piece of mischief. [origin unknown]
PRATE
—v. (-ting) 1 chatter; talk too much.
- talk foolishly or irrelevantly. —n. Prating; idle talk. [low german or dutch]
PRAWN
n. Edible shellfish like a large shrimp. [origin unknown]
PREEN
v. - (of a bird) tidy (the feathers or itself) with its beak.
- (of a person) smarten or admire (oneself, one's hair, clothes, etc.).
- (often foll. By on) congratulate or pride (oneself). [origin unknown]
PRESS
agent n. Person employed to obtain advertising and press publicity.
- conference n. Interview given to a number of journalists.
- gallery n. Gallery for reporters, esp. In a legislative assembly.
- release n. Statement issued to newspapers.
- —v. - apply steady force to (a thing in contact).
- a compress or squeeze a thing to flatten, shape, or smooth it. B squeeze (a fruit etc.) To extract its juice.
- (foll. By out of, from, etc.) Squeeze (juice etc.).
- embrace or caress by squeezing (pressed my hand).
- (foll. By on, against, etc.) Exert pressure.
- be urgent; demand immediate action.
- (foll. By for) make an insistent demand.
- (foll. By up, round, etc.) Crowd.
- (foll. By on, forward, etc.) Hasten insistently. 10 (often in passive) (of an enemy etc.) Bear heavily on. 11 (often foll. By for, or to + infin.) Urge or entreat (pressed me to stay; pressed me for an answer). 12 (foll. By on, upon) a urge (an opinion, claim, or course of action). B force (an offer, a gift, etc.). 13 insist on (did not press the point). 14 manufacture (a gramophone record, car part, etc.) By using pressure to shape and extract from a sheet of material. —n. - act of pressing (give it a press).
- device for compressing, flattening, shaping, extracting juice, etc.
- = *printing-press.
- (prec. By the) a art or practice of printing. B newspapers etc. Generally or collectively.
- notice or publicity in newspapers etc. (got a good press).
- (press) printing or publishing company.
- a crowding. B crowd (of people etc.).
- the pressure of affairs.
- esp. Ir. & scot. Large usu. Shelved cupboard. be pressed for have barely enough (time etc.). Go (or send) to press go or send to be printed. [latin premo press-]
- v. - hist. Force to serve in the army or navy.
- bring into use as a makeshift (was pressed into service). [obsolete prest from french, = loan]
PRICE
tag n. - label on an item showing its price.
- cost of an undertaking.
- war n. Period of fierce competition among traders cutting prices.
- —n. - amount of money for which a thing is bought or sold.
- what is or must be given, done, sacrificed, etc., to obtain or achieve something (peace at any price).
- odds in betting. —v. (-cing) 1 fix or find the price of (a thing for sale).
- estimate the value of. at a price at a high cost. Price on a person's head reward for a person's capture or death. What price …? (often foll. By verbal noun) colloq. - what is the chance of …? (what price your finishing the course?).
- iron. The much boasted … proves disappointing (what price your friendship now?). [latin pretium]
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