Main Entry: ¹pill

Pronunciation: \ˈpil\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English pilen, pillen, partly from Old English pilian to peel, partly from Anglo-French piler to rob

Date: 12th century

intransitive verb dialect chiefly English : to come off in flakes or scales : peeltransitive verb 1 archaic : to subject to depredation or extortion
2 dialect : to peel or strip off