peter

Etymology 1
US, 1902, presumably from shared initial pe-. Compare the use of other men’s names as a slang term for the penis, e.g.,, , , etc.

Noun

 * 1)  The penis.

Translations

 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Portuguese:

Etymology 2
. Attested from the 18th century. The Canting Academy defines peeter as “A portmantle”; Green’s Dictionary of Slang list a variety of uses for peter – including trunk or portmanteau – in thieves’ cant in Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Noun

 * 1)  A safe.
 * 2)  A prison cell.
 * 1)  A prison cell.
 * 1)  A prison cell.
 * 1)  A prison cell.

Etymology 3
en; the following etymologies have been suggested:


 * From.
 * Since the word was first used in mining contexts, either:
 * from, from  , from , from , ultimately from , probably ; or
 * from, a variant of (the key ingredient in gunpowder), from ,  with the first element influenced by , from  (modern 🇨🇬), from , from  (as potassium nitrate occurs encrusted on some stones), from  +  (the  or   of , from ).

Verb

 * 1)  Chiefly followed by out: originally, of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now , to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.
 * 2) * 1910 T. Lane Carter: Mining in Nicaragua. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Vol. XLI. 1910. Canal Zone Meeting, October, 1910
 * I found a veinlet about 15 in. wide and very rich in gold. Trenching along its outcrop showed that it extended about 100 ft. and then pinched out altogether. A winze sunk on the veinlet showed that it "petered out" entirely at 25 or 30 ft.

Usage notes
Originally used independently, but today most often in the derived phrase.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Galician:
 * Macedonian:

Etymology 4
. See further etymology there.

Verb

 * 1)  ; to call for trump by throwing away a high card while holding a lower one.

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) A godfather.