What's the difference between mizzle and pizzle?

Mizzle


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To rain in very fine drops.
  • (v. i.) To take one's self off; to go.
  • (n.) Mist; fine rain.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After a warm, moonlit night the mist and mizzle descended, making it impossible to judge the moment when the sun rose over the Wiltshire plain without an accurate watch.
  • (2) Mizzle slanting from a fag ash-coloured sky, for instance.

Pizzle


Definition:

  • (n.) The penis; -- so called in some animals, as the bull.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Growth traits (all weights plus hide and femur measurements) and maturation traits (skeletal and lean maturities, marbling scores, fat thicknesses and pizzle eye sizes) increased the most from 12.0 to 13.8 mo and 13.8 to 15.7 mo, respectively.

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