¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peens
1. peen [v] - See also: peen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peens
Literary usage of Peens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1873)
"PETERLIN ON HIS TRAVELS. by accident, peens pulled his hair, he would give a
dreadful growl, and look as if he would like to eat him up in a minute. ..."
2. Shropshire Word-book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used by Georgina Frederica Jackson (1879)
"Ex.—' The peens [pains] '11 tek 'er ... an' 'er'll croy [cry] out, fur the peens
an loike to goo through 'er—an' that's w'en the witch 'as gotten 'is grip ..."
3. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"This time, however, neither pills nor vitriol nor all his herbs would shift
the "nasty peens in his head." He was sickening for an attack of an inflammation ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Consult Petit- Radel, 'Recherches sur les monuments cyclo- peens' (Paris 1841);
Middleton, 'Grecian Remains in Italy' (London 1812). CYCLOPES, si'klo-pez, ..."
Other Resources:
