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piece of piss
piece of work
piece out
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piece-rate system
piecemeal
piecework
piechart
pied-à-terre
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pied-à-terre
pied-à-terre [ pee àydə tér ] (plural pieds-à-terre [ pee àydə tér ])


noun 
Definition:
 
secondary residence: a small apartment or house used as a second home for vacations or business purposes
[< French, literally "foot to earth"]
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