palimpsest a parchment, tablet, etc. that has been written upon or inscribed two or three times, the previous text or texts having been imperfectly erased and remaining, therefore, still partly visible.
pannikin [Chiefly British] a small pan.
philologist someone who studies linguistics.
pig iron crude iron, as it comes from the blast furnace.
pneumatic tube an inner tube, as in a pneumatic tire.
premonitory advising or warning in advance; foreboding.
remonstrances protests, complaints, or expostulations.
ruminant of the cud-chewing animals.
