pilling

pill

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Definitions of pilling word

noun pilling a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole. 1
noun pilling something unpleasant that has to be accepted or endured: Ingratitude is a bitter pill. 1
noun pilling Slang. a tiresomely disagreeable person. 1
noun pilling Sports Slang. a ball, especially a baseball or golf ball. 1
noun pilling the pill, birth-control pill. 1
noun pilling pills, British Slang. billiards. 1

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English pille < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pille ≪ Latin pilula, diminutive of pila ball; see -ule

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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