the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The dipper, or water ouzel.
n. The magpie.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The magpie.
n. The water-ouzel or water-piet, Cinclus aquaticus: so called from the party-colored plumage.
n. A nickname for a Boer.
Word Usage
"Light shone through what seemed at first glance to be a thin cloak laid across Susan Parkers arms, but which Mickey knew to be her own skin, pulled back to complete the macabre piet."