Vocabulary : Parries to Parsed

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Parrock : A croft, or small field; a paddock.
Parrot : In a general sense, any bird of the order Psittaci. ;; Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases. ;; To repeat by rote, as a parrot. ;; To chatter like a parrot.
Parroter : One who simply repeats what he has heard.
Parrotry : Servile imitation or repetition.

Parrot's-bill : The glory pea. See under Glory.
Parry : To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. ;; To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade. ;; To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow, argument, etc. ;; A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.
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Parse : To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.
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