PETER

1. v. & n.

--v.intr.

1. (foll. by out) (orig. of a vein of ore etc.) diminish, come to an end.

2 Bridge play an echo.

--n. Bridge an echo.

Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. sl.

1. a prison cell.

2 a safe.

Etymology: perh. f. the name Peter