pet : Idioms & Phrases
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Pet cock
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Perh. for petty cock .(Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it.
Webster 1913
pet food
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noun food prepared for animal pets
petfood; pet food.
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pet name
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noun a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix)
hypocorism.
- `Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'
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pet peeve
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noun an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
- grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve
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pet scanner
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noun a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
positron emission tomography scanner.
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pet shop
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noun a shop where pet animals can be purchased
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pet sitter
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noun someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home
critter sitter.
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pet sitting
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noun the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
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pet-food
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noun food prepared for animal pets
petfood; pet food.
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petting zoo
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noun a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed
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teacher's pet
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noun the teacher's favorite student
