| Pacify | v | Satisfy |
| Packet, sell a | v | Defraud |
| Packing-penny day | n | Fair, last day of |
| Pad (1) | n | Saddle, padded |
| Pad (2) | n | Foot (of fox) |
| Pad (3) | n | Brewing-tub |
| Pad (4) | n | Path |
| Paddle (1) | n | Spade |
| Paddle (2) | v | Handle with fingers |
| Paddy | adj | Worm-eaten |
| Paddy's Toothache | n | Pregnancy |
| Padgel | v | Mend |
| Pad-Land | n | Parish pound |
| Padlog | n | Putlog |
| Page,Have a | v | Be perrmanently employed |
| Paigle | n | Cowslip |
| Pail-stake | n | Stand for hanging milk-pails |
| Pail | v | Pile on |
| Painful | adj | Laborious |
| Paintbrushes | n | Aglet-headed rush |
| Painted Lady | n | Sweet-pea |
| Pair | n | Flight (of stairs) |
| Paise | v | Weigh |
| Paixy | adj | Untidy |
| Pake | v | Stroll |
| Palace | n | Cellar |
| Palch | adj | Mend |
| Pale | n | Rail |
| Pally | v | Shuffle along |
| Palm | v | Slap |
| Palmer-worm | n | Caterpillar |
| Pam | n | Jack of clubs |
| Pame | n | Christening robes |
| Pamper | v | Tamper |
| Pan (1) | n | Drag (agricultural implement) |
| Pan (2) | n | Tadpole |
| Panch | n | Crockery, broken |
| Pancrock | n | Petticoat |
| Pane (1) | n | Plot (of land) |
| Pane (2) | n | Parsnip |
| Panger | n | Pannier |
| Pank | v | Scrump (for apples) |
| Pannage | n | Acorns used as food for pigs |
| Pannel (1) | n | Saddle, padded |
| Pannel (2) | v | Hurt |
| Panshard | n | Crockery, broken |
| Pant | n | Romp |
| Pantle | v | Bird-snare |
| Pantony | n | Pantry |
| Papern | adj | Paper, made of |
| Papish | n | Roman Catholic |
| Papistry | n | Roman Catholicism |
| Par (1) | v | Enclose |
| Par (2) | v | Overfeed (animal) |
| Paradise Plant | n | Mezereon |
| Parasol | n | Salad Burnet |
| Parbreaking | adj | Dyspeptic |
| Parent | adj | Lifelike |
| Parge | v | Plaster |
| Parget | v | Plaster |
| Paring-sull | n | Breast-plough |
| Park-Picking | v | Stone clearing in park |
| Parle | v | Converse |
| Parliament | n | Ginger Nut |
| Parlous | n | Uncertain |
| Parre | n | Leveret |
| Parrock | n | Paddock |
| Parrot-billed Willock | n | Razorbill |
| Parsley-bed | n | Cabbage patch (in answer to child's question about where babies come from) |
| Parter | n | Plate of wagon |
| Particular | adv | Particularly |
| Partlet | n | Ruff (clothing) |
| Partways | adv | Partly |
| Parwhobble | n | Conference |
| Pash | n | Gush (of water) |
| Pasmet | n | Parsnip |
| Passage | n | Ferry |
| Passionate | adj | Compassionate |
| Past all | adj | Intolerable |
| Pat | v | Blow |
| Patchy | adj | Irritable |
| Pate | adj | Weak |
| Path-field | n | Field containing footpath |
| Patientable | adj | Patient |
| Patising | v | Splashing |
| Patt | n | Crab |
| Patted | v | Marked with footprints |
| Pattern of, make a | v | Make an example of |
| Pauk | v | Stroll |
| Paunch (1) | n | Stomach and intestines of game animal |
| Paunch (2) | v | Manhandle |
| Paver | n | Paving-stone |
| Pawd | n | Pot-belly |
| Pawk | v | Pant |
| Pawn | n | Forfeit (in game) |
| Pawncock | n | Scarecrow |
| Pawncy | v | Nurse an invalid |
| Pax-Wax | n | Gristle |
| Pea | n | Weight (in steelyard) |
| Peace and Plenty | n | London Pride |
| Peach-Bell | n | Peach-leaved bellflower |
| Peacock | n | Pheasant |
| Peaked | adj | Sickly |
| Peaky | adj | Delicate |
| Peal (1) | n | Outcry |
| Peal (2) | n | Grilse |
| Peal (3) | v | Pour |
| Peal (4) | v | Lose hair |
| Peal (5) | adj | Sickly |
| Pear | v | Appear |
| Pearl-blind | adj | Partially sighted |
| Pearten | v | Enliven |
| Peascod | n | Pea-pod |
| Pease | v | Ooze |
| Pease-Haulm | n | Pea-straw |
| Peasipouse | n | Peas and beans growing together, crop of |
| Pea-Finch | n | Chaffinch |
| Peck (1) | n | Shoulder (of horse) |
| Peck (2) | v | Pitch (ball etc) |
| Pecked | adj | Pointed |
| Pecker | n | Beak |
| Pecksome | adj | Hungry |
| Peck-Tooth | n | Toothpick |
| Peculiar | n | Petunia |
| Ped | n | Pannier |
| Peddle-Backed | adj | Round-shouldered |
| Pedlar's Basket | n | Ivy-leaved Toadflax |
| Peech | v | Pave |
| Peel (1) | n | Pillow |
| Peel (2) | v | Run (of hare) |
| Peeling | n | Peel (of apple) |
| Peep | v | Dawn |
| Peeper | n | Egg pie |
| Peer (1) | n | Equal |
| Peer (2) | n | Sea-slug |
| Peer (3) | v | Clarify lard |
| Peeweets | n | Eyebright |
| Peezy-Weezies, have the | v | Sulk |
| Pee-Wit | n | Whistle made with grass |
| Peffle | v | Downpour |
| Pegging | v | Settering |
| Peggle | v | Patch up |
| Peggy | n | Children's game |
| Pelf | n | Food waste |
| Pell | v | Thin (of hair) |
| Pelt | n | Heel plate (for boots) |
| Pen | n | Peak (hill) |
| Pend | v | Depend |
| Pendilo | n | Pendulum |
| Pendle | n | Stratum (in quarry) |
| Pennet | n | Pen for animals |
| Penning | n | Pen for animals |
| Pennywinkle | n | Periwinkle (shellfish) |
| Penny-Headed | adj | Opinionated |
| Penny-Moucher | n | Blackberry |
| Penthouse | n | Stable attached to smithy where horses are shod |
| Pen-Stock | n | Sluice |
| Pepble | n | Cure-all |
| Peppes | n | Foxglove |
| Perfection, come to | v | Be in great pain |
| Performed | adj | Complete |
| Perishable | adj | Wretched |
| Perk | n | Perch (for birds) |
| Perkin | n | Washings (cider) |
| Pern | v | Prosper |
| Perry-Moucher | n | Blackberry |
| Persh | n | Osier |
| Personable | adj | Good-looking |
| Pert | adj | Lively |
| Pestle | n | Shank |
| Petch | v | Settle |
| Pe-Pe Bird | n | Wryneck |
| Pheasant's Eye | n | Evergreen Alkanet |
| Physgy | n | Pickaxe |
| Pick | n | Notch |
| Pickadog | n | Piked Dogfish |
| Pickady | v | Sharpen |
| Picked | adj | Peaked |
| Picketty | adj | Studded |
| Pickex | n | Pickaxe |
| Picking | n | Parings |
| Pick-Pocket | n | Shepherd's Purse |
| Pick-Thank | n | Tell-tale |
| Piddle | v | Idle |
| Pie Picked | adj | Piebald |
| Piecen | v | Reassemble |
| Pie-Curr | n | Tufted Duck |
| Pie-Finch | n | Chaffinch |
| Piffle | v | Dawdle |
| Pifkin | n | Jug, small |
| Pigeony | n | Goose-pimples |
| Piger | n | Pitcher |
| Piggin | n | Milking-pail |
| Piggin | n | Joist |
| Piggy-Pie | n | Pie made from suckling-pigs |
| Pightle | n | Enclosure |
| Pigsnie | n | Term of affection for little girl |
| Pig-Haw | n | Haw (fruit) |
| Pig-Nut | n | Earth-Nut |
| Pike | n | Turnpike |
| Piked | n | Pointed |
| Pikel | n | Pitchfork |
| Pikelet | n | Crumpet |
| Pilch (1) | n | Saddle-pad |
| Pilch (2) | v | Steal |
| Pilch (3) | v | Butt with horns (of animal) |
| Pile (1) | n | Heap of ten faggots of wood |
| Pile (2) | n | Awns of barley |
| Pile (3) | n | Hurdle-stake |
| Pile (4) | v | Welt a coat |
| Pilk | v | Butt with horns (of animal) |
| Pilkey | adj | Domineering |
| Pilks | n | Sloes, small |
| Pill (1) | n | Pillow |
| Pill (2) | n | Pool |
| Pill (3) | n | Pitcher |
| Pill (4) | n | Rock |
| Pill (5) | v | Peel |
| Pillar | n | Vertical seam of rock salt left in salt mine to support ceiling |
| Pillow | n | Pillow-case |
| Pillow-Bere | n | Pillow-case |
| Pill-Garlic | n | Worthless person or thing |
| Pilm | n | Dust |
| Pilmer | n | Shower, heavy |
| Pimgenet | n | Pomegranate |
| Pimlico order, in | n | Well-ordered |
| Pimmocky | adj | Effete |
| Pimp (1) | n | Firewood |
| Pimp (2) | n | Pimple |
| Pimping | n | Sickly |
| Pimple | n | Head |
| Pimpy | adj | Sickly |
| Pimrose | n | Primrose |
| Pin (1) | n | Hip |
| Pin (2) | v | Clear up |
| Pin (3) | prep | Upon |
| Pin-Fallow | n | Winter fallow |
| Pince | n | Pincers, pair of |
| Pincer-Bob | n | Stag beetle, male |
| Pinch (1) | n | Crowbar |
| Pinch (2) | n | Stool |
| Pincher | n | Tweezers |
| Pincushion | n | Sweet Scabious |
| Pindling | adj | Tiresome |
| Pindy | adj | Mouldy |
| Pine (1) | n | Pen for animals |
| Pine (2) | n | End |
| Pine-End | n | Gable-end |
| Pine-Raft | n | Fossilised pine trees found at Brook Point, Isle of Wight |
| Ping | v | Push |
| Piniated | adj | Opinionated |
| Pinion | n | Opinion |
| Pinions | n | Wool, refuse of |
| Pink (1) | n | Sea-pink |
| Pink (2) | n | Chaffinch |
| Pink (3) | v | Adorn |
| Pink (4) | v | Fade (of daylight) |
| Pink (5) | v | Push |
| Pink-bed | n | Bed of stone in Swanage quarries |
| Pinkie | n | Pincushion |
| Pinking | adj | Ailing |
| Pinky | adj | Drooping (of eyes) |
| Pinnick | n | Child, small |
| Pinnicking | adj | Ailing |
| Pinny-Land | n | Arable land, chalky |
| Pinswell | n | Pimple |
| Pin-A-Sight | n | Peep show |
| Pin-Cloth | n | Pinafore |
| Pip (1) | n | Dyspepsia |
| Pip (2) | n | Pimple |
| Pip (3) | v | Crack eggshell in hatching |
| Pipper | n | Trotter |
| Pipperidge | n | Barberry |
| Pipple | n | Aspen |
| Pirch | v | Push |
| Pirl | v | Spin |
| Pishty | int | Call to dog |
| Pishty-Wishty | adv | Irregularly |
| Pister | v | Whisper |
| Pisty-Poll | v | Piggy-back |
| Pitch | v | Press |
| Pitcher | n | Hopscotch |
| Pitcher, like a bumblebee in a | adj | Indistinct in speech |
| Pitching | n | Precipitation |
| Pitchy | n | Itch |
| Pitch-Poll | n | Somersault |
| Pith | n | Breadcrumb |
| Pithee | int | Prithee |
| Pither | v | Swing the lead |
| Pitisanquint | adv | So-so |
| Pitous | adj | Piteous |
| Pity | v | Love |
| Pivert | n | Privet |
| Pix | n | Pox |
| Place, done to a | adj | Cooked just right (of meat) |
| Plack | n | Plot of land, small |
| Plaice | n | Fluke (worm) |
| Plainish | adj | Mediocre |
| Planch | n | Plank |
| Plancher | v | Lay planks |
| Planching | n | Flooring, wooden |
| Planets, rule the | v | Practice astrology |
| Plank | v | Bend |
| Plant | n | Greater Plantain |
| Planted | n | Ribwort Plantain |
| Planting | n | Plantation |
| Plasad | adj | In good condition |
| Plashet | n | Quagmire |
| Plast | v | Bloat |
| Plat (1) | n | Cowpat |
| Plat (2) | adj | Flat |
| Platnore | n | Clay, type of |
| Platter-foot | n | Foot, flat |
| Platty | adj | Uneven (of crop) |
| Play along | v | Hurry |
| Playsome | adj | Playful |
| Playward | adj | Playful |
| Plazen | n | Places |
| Please to have? | phr | What do you say? |
| Pleasure about | v | Enjoy oneself |
| Pleck | n | Plot (of land) |
| Plenty | adj | Plentiful |
| Plestor | n | Village green |
| Plid | n | Dirt |
| Plim (1) | adj | Perpendicular |
| Plim (2) | v | Swell |
| Plim (3) | v | Wave around |
| Plit | n | Furrow |
| Plitch | n | Hemp (fabric) |
| Plock | n | Log |
| Plog | n | Wooden block to hold halter in place |
| Ploizy | adj | Frayed |
| Ploshett | n | Quagmire |
| Ploughed | adj | Arable (of land) |
| Ploughing-Engine | n | Steam plough |
| Ploughman’s-Weatherglass | n | Scarlet Pimpernel |
| Plounce | v | Duck (in ducking stool) |
| Plout | n | Plant |
| Plubby | adj | Puffy |
| Pluck-wool | n | Wool plucked from sheepskins |
| Plucked | adj | Plucky |
| Plud | n | Swampy surface of a ploughed field |
| Pluff | v | Swell |
| Pluffy | adj | Spongy |
| Plug | n | Log |
| Plum | v | Perpendicular |
| Plump | n | Pump |
| Plunge (1) | n | Difficulty |
| Plunge (2) | n | Pool. deep |
| Plunt | n | Cudgel |
| Plushes | n | Hoops (of broom) |
| Plushy | adj | Velvety |
| Pluvyer | n | Plover |
| Ply | v | Bend |
| Plymouth Cloak | phr | Cudgel |
| Poacher | n | Legget |
| Pobble | v | Bubble |
| Pock | v | Shove |
| Pock-vurden | adj | Pock-marked |
| Pod | n | Pot-belly |
| Pode | n | Vaulting-pole |
| Podge | n | Poke |
| Podger | n | Dish, pewter |
| Pog | v | Punch |
| Poignard | n | Groom (thatching) |
| Point | v | Appoint |
| Pointing-end | n | Gable-end |
| Poisonous Tea Plant | n | Woody Nightshade |
| Pokeassin | v | Stalking |
| Poker | n | Pochard |
| Poke-Hole | n | Hovel |
| Pokum | n | Procrastinator |
| Poland | n | Cow, hornless |
| Poleaps | n | Hasp |
| Polisser | n | Smock-frock |
| Poll-sheep | n | Sheep, hornless |
| Pollard | n | Post, large |
| Pollards | n | Peas and beans growing together, crop of |
| Polled | adj | Hornless |
| Polly | n | Pollard tree |
| Polly-doddle | n | Man, effeminate |
| Polly Wig | n | Tadpole |
| Pollysquiggle | n | Cuttlefish |
| Polly-Andrews | n | Polyanthus |
| Polt (1) | v | Scrump |
| Polt (2) | v | Shave |
| Pomace | n | Apple must |
| Pome | n | Rabbit, young |
| Pomewater | n | Apple, variety of |
| Pommy-Stone | n | Pumice-stone |
| Pomp | v | Promise |
| Pompey | n | Kettle |
| Pomple | adj | Trustworthy |
| Pomster | v | Practice medicine without a license |
| Pond-skater | n | Common Sandpiper |
| Pontch | v | Tread in mud |
| Ponted | adj | Bruised (of fruit) |
| Pooch | n | Pout |
| Pook (1) | n | Haystack |
| Pook (2) | v | Kick |
| Pool | n | Granary |
| Pool-Reed | n | Common Reed |
| Poord | n | Pole used by snipe-shooters |
| Poorie | n | Term of endearment |
| Poorish | adj | Substandard |
| Pootchin | n | Seed-bag |
| Pope (1) | n | Red-backed Shrike |
| Pope (2) | n | Poppy |
| Poppers | n | Foxglove |
| Poppet | n | Head-stock of lathe |
| Popping | n | Chatter, idle |
| Popple (1) | n | Pebble |
| Popple (2) | v | Bubble |
| Poppy (1) | n | Greater Stitchwort |
| Poppy (2) | n | Foxglove |
| Poppy-show | n | Peep show |
| Population | n | Palpitation |
| Pore (1) | n | Fuss |
| Pore (2) | v | Stuff |
| Porker | n | Pig, fattened |
| Porket | n | Pig, fattened |
| Porpin | n | Hedgehog |
| Post Alone | adj | All alone |
| Postman's Knock | v | Sliding on ice, method of |
| Posty | n | Post |
| Pote | v | Punt (with foot) |
| Potecary | n | Apothecary |
| Pother | n | Disturbance |
| Potted butter | n | Butter salted and preserved in a pot |
| Potteryware | n | Earthenware |
| Pottle | v | Trifle |
| Pottle-bellied | adj | Pot-bellied |
| Pougy | n | Ferret |
| Poult | n | Game bird, young |
| Poults | n | Peas and beans growing together, crop of |
| Pounceful | adj | Masterful |
| Pounding | n | Grinding stone into sand |
| Poundmeal | adv | By the pound |
| Pour | n | Downpour |
| Poverty-weed | n | Purple cow-wheat |
| Povey | n | Barn Owl |
| Powerful | adj | Considerable |
| Powse | n | Pulses |
| Powsen | n | Trellis (in orchards) |
| Prade | n | Chat |
| Praent | adj | Arch |
| Prajant | adj | Swaggering |
| Prank (1) | v | Prance |
| Prank (2) | v | Decorate |
| Prankle (1) | n | Prawn |
| Prankle (2) | v | Prance |
| Prate-a-pace | n | Chatterbox |
| Prawch | v | Swagger |
| Pray | n | Pin, thatcher's |
| Prayers of the Church | n | Last rites |
| Preach | v | Chatter |
| Preachment | n | Sermon |
| Preamble | n | Story, rambling |
| Preciouser | adj | Dearer (in price) |
| Predney | adv | Presently |
| Prene | n | Pan, iron |
| Present | n | White spot on fingernail |
| Preservation | n | Perspiration |
| President | n | Pool near stable |
| Press | adj | Impressed |
| Press-boards | n | Boards between which Woodstock gloves are pressed |
| Preventive | n | Coastguard |
| Previous | adj | Early |
| Prial | n | Trio |
| Pricked | adj | Annoyed |
| Pricker | n | Tracker |
| Prickleback | n | Stickleback |
| Pride of the Morning | n | Mist, early morning |
| Pright | adj | Upright |
| Prill (1) | n | Stream |
| Prill (2) | v | Sour (of beer) |
| Primed | adj | Drunk |
| Primrose-Parings | n | Narcissus |
| Prin | v | Take |
| Prink | v | Primp |
| Prinkle | n | Periwinkle (flower) |
| Pritch | v | Prick |
| Pritchel | n | Hedge-stake |
| Privet | v | Pry |
| Privileged | adj | Private |
| Prize | v | Price |
| Proach | v | Poach |
| Processioning | v | Beating the bounds |
| Proctor | n | Renter |
| Procure | v | Cure bacon |
| Prodigal | adj | Conceited |
| Profets | n | Boots, buttoned |
| Proffer | v | Dodge |
| Profligate | adj | Prolific |
| Profolium | n | Sea-Pink |
| Promiscuous | adv | Accidentally |
| Promp | adj | Spirited (of horse) |
| Prong-handle | n | Handle for forks |
| Pronged | adj | Flawed (of scythe-blade) |
| Proof-Maggot | n | Gadfly larva |
| Proovier | n | Improver |
| Prophets, my saints and | int | Exclamation of surprise |
| Protect | v | Detect |
| Proudness | n | Pride |
| Prugian | adj | Dapper |
| Prussian's Caps | adj | Pink Garden Balsam |
| Publican | n | Marsh Marigold |
| Pucelle | n | Woman, young |
| Puck (1) | n | Pixie |
| Puck (2) | n | Haystack |
| Puckeridge | n | Nightjar |
| Puckets | n | Nests, caterpillars' |
| Puckfeist | n | Devil's Snuffbox (plant) |
| Pud | n | Fist |
| Pudbeggar | n | Water Spider |
| Puddeny | adj | Chubby |
| Pudder | n | Squabble |
| Pudgy | adj | Watery |
| Pue | n | Udder |
| Puffer | n | Puff-ball |
| Puffish | adj | Conceited |
| Pug (1) | n | Monkey |
| Pug (2) | n | Brick-earth |
| Pug (3) | n | Dwarf |
| Pug (4) | v | Pull |
| Pug (5) | v | Crush |
| Pugging | n | Gable-end |
| Puggings | n | Chaff |
| Pug-In-A-Primmel | n | Oxlip |
| Pug-Tooth | n | Canine tooth |
| Pulch | v | Stalk |
| Pule | v | Whimper |
| Pulfered | adj | Dusty |
| Pulk | n | Puddle |
| Pulking | adj | Stout |
| Pulleree-Alleree | n | Dowlas |
| Pully-Haul | v | Pull |
| Pulp | n | Fodder for cattle |
| Pulse | n | Peas and beans growing together, crop of |
| Pum | v | Pummel |
| Pumble | v | Push up |
| Pummel-head | n | Blockhead |
| Pump-pit | n | Well |
| Pumple | n | Pimple |
| Pumple-Foot | n | Club-foot |
| Pumptial | adj | Punctual |
| Pun | n | Pinafore |
| Punch | v | Work hard |
| Punctual | n | Truthful |
| Pung | v | Pound |
| Punish | v | Impoverish |
| Punishment | n | Misery |
| Punyear | v | Peruse |
| Puppy Dog's Mouth | n | Yellow Toadflax |
| Pur | n | Lamb, castrated male |
| Purbeck-Portland | n | Portland stone quarried on the Isle of Purbeck |
| Pure | adj | Healthy |
| Purely | adv | Extremely |
| Purgatory | n | Fender (of fireplace) |
| Purgy (1) | adj | Podgy |
| Purgy (2) | adj | Sullen |
| Purl | v | Purr |
| Purly | adj | Partially sighted |
| Purple | n | Potato, variety of |
| Purry | adj | Spongy (of turnips) |
| Purse | n | Freshwater Mussel |
| Purt | v | Pout |
| Purtenance | n | Offal |
| Purvizer | adv | Proviso, with a |
| Purwattle | n | Hedge, splashed |
| Push | n | Pimple |
| Pusky | adj | Asthmatic |
| Pussikey | adj | Napoleon complex, having a |
| Pussivanting | adj | Busy-work |
| Pussy | adj | Bloated |
| Pussyvan | n | Tantrum |
| Putchen | n | Eel-basket |
| Putchkin | n | Bottle, wicker |
| Pute | v | Impute |
| Puthery | adj | Sultry |
| Putt (1) | n | Cart |
| Putt (2) | n | Molehill |
| Putt (3) | n | Salmon-trap |
| Putty-medal | n | Reward, false |
| Puvvat | n | Blossom, mass of |
| Puxy | adj | Quagmire |
| Puzzlement | n | Puzzle |
| Puzzomful | adj | Spiteful |
| Pyer | n | Handrail on footbridge |
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