Meaning & use
Pismire
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An archaic or dialect word for an ant.
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The old farmer still called the busy insects 'pismires,' a word his grandfather used.
Children in the poem watch the pismires carry crumbs twice their size.
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An old English dialect term, possibly related to the pungent, urine-like smell of an anthill (compare 'piss' and Middle Dutch 'mire').
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