Pilling
- proper noun
- Jerry Pilling, giddy as a kid at the prospect of throwing a party, had given Rick hasty directions over the phone so many weeks ago that Rick now had a hard time deciphering his own scrawl.
Examples
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The annual fair in Pilling attracted residents from all over Lancashire.
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During my visit to Pilling, I enjoyed exploring its historic landmarks.
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"Are you friends of Mr. and Mrs. Pilling?"
Fiction book (1999) -
Jerry Pilling darted out the door.
Fiction book (1999) -
The double doors swung open, and there stood Mrs. Pilling.
Fiction book (1999) -
Meg Pilling walked to the center of the room and faced the couch, hands clasped before her.
Fiction book (1999) -
Imaging panel: R. Arthur, J. Fairhurst, D. Pilling.
Academic text (2002) -
Meg Pilling ran her manicured hand across the width of a new refrigerator, like one of those models who stroke appliances on game shows.
Fiction book (1999) -
Pilling, Arnold R. Yurok Aristocracy and "Great Houses." 13(4):421-436.
Academic text (1992) -
Both now and prior to settlement, my research suggests, sexual attractiveness and desire do not decline (see also Hart, Pilling, and Goodale 1988:13,19).
Academic text (1992)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pilling probably comes from an old English personal name Pill plus the ending -ing, which meant 'people of' or 'place of'. So it originally meant 'Pill's people' or 'Pill's place', and that is why it is the name of the village.
