peto

[pey-toh]

noun, plural pe·tos, (especially collectively) pe·to.

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Origin of peto

1955–60; < American Spanish; Spanish: breastplate < Italian petto breast, breastplate < Latin pectus breast

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Historical Examples of peto

I have no brothers or sisters, but I have two dogs, Lassie and Peto.
Harper's Young People, May 25, 1880
Various
Gadshill and Peto were uninteresting plebeians, only to be used when wanted.
The Life Of Sir John Falstaff
Robert B. Brough
Messrs. Grissell and Peto constructed the line, at the cost of £10,000 per mile.
Norfolk Annals
Charles Mackie
One of its whistling notes sounds very much like the peto note of the tufted titmouse and might easily deceive the listener.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two
Arthur Bent
To Mr. Peto, an earnest seeker after truth, as befits his name, Mr. Tennant admitted that there was another reason.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916
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