piet

pi·et

[pahy-it]
noun
1.
Scot. a magpie.
2.
Scot. and North England. a talkative person; one who chatters.

Origin:
1175–1225; pie2 + -et; replacing Middle English piot < Old French, equivalent to pie pie2 + -ot diminutive suffix

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