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Pécor-a, s. f. dim. Pécor-élla, Pécor-étta, Pécor-ína, aug. Pécor-óne, disp.Pécor-áccia , a sheep. Levar le pecore dal sole, to take or put a thing out of one's reach Chi — si fa, il lupo se la mangia, make yourself a sheep and the wolf will eat you. È una —, he is a poor, harmless fellow.
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pecora: any kind of Sheepe. Also a sillie gull, a harmelesse ninnie.