• Pete

    Full definition of pete

    Noun

    pete

    (plural petes)
    1. (slang)
      • 1929, Outlook and Independent (volume 152, page 640)He was on his way to Tyrone, where he intended to blow a “pete” in a general merchandise store ...
      • 1933, Goat Laven, Rough Stuff: The Life Story of a Gangster (page 34)He told us that at one time he could blow a pete at one shot and never fail.----
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