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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) Alternative form of pixie (supernatural being): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature..
The farmer slunk away unperceived, and went to bed, where he lay a long while awake, thinking in what way he could best shew his gratitude to the piskie for such an important Service.
The piskie was in the shape of a man — very dark, black-haired, and cross-eyed.
Glister was determined to prove the wizened piskie wrong, but its taunts were well founded.
Use piskie when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Piskie means (mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) Alternative form of pixie (supernatural being): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The farmer slunk away unperceived, and went to bed, where he lay a long while awake, thinking in what way he could best shew his gratitude to the piskie for such an important Service.
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