pend

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[edit] Etymology

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[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

pend (plural pends)

  1. oil cake; penock.
  2. (Scotland): A large vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.

[edit] Translations

oil cake; penock
a large vaulted passageway

[edit] Verb

pend (third-person singular simple present pends, present participle pending, simple past and past participle pended)

  1. To delay or wait before action on something.
    That project has been pended until further notice.

[edit] French

[edit] Verb

pend

  1. third-person singular present indicative of pendre

[edit] Scots

[edit] Noun

pend (plural pends)

  1. An arch, vault.
  2. A passageway between houses.
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