pilon
[ pee-lohn ]
nounSouthwestern U.S. (chiefly Texas).
something extra; lagniappe.
Origin of pilon
11880–85; Americanism;<Mexican Spanish pilón literally, trough, mortar, Spanish: derivative of pila basin, trough <Latin pīla mortar
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How to use pilon in a sentence
Then there was J. Alexander pilon, a New York University student whose involvement in the protest was less calculated.
One also sees in France many works by Germain pilon, who died in 1590.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students | Clara Erskine ClementAn urchin who was looking on offered to go and find Pre pilon.
Sentimental Education Vol 1 | Gustave Flaubertpilon is the psychologist who has the most forcibly demonstrated that resemblance acts before being perceived.
The Mind and the Brain | Alfred BinetIn ten minutes' time he came back, and announced that Pre pilon was at his breakfast.
Sentimental Education Vol 1 | Gustave Flaubert
Caton met aussi la pile et le pilon, au nombre des meubles rustiques de son temps.
The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) | George Warburton
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