noun
- Plural of pismire; ants (archaic or dialectal term).
Usage: archaic; dialectal; chiefly British
Examples
- The old text referred to the industrious pismires building their colonies.
- In Shakespeare's time, pismires were often mentioned as symbols of hard work.
- The garden was overrun with pismires during the summer months.
- Medieval writers frequently used pismires as examples of diligent creatures.