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Definition of Peerie
1. a. Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp.
Definition of Peerie
1. Adjective. (''mostly Orkney & Shetland'') small, tiny ¹
2. Noun. A Shetland sheepdog ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peerie
1. peery [n -S] - See also: peery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peerie
Literary usage of Peerie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"A pear, West and North of S.] peerie, оф'. Little, small. ... [In Ayr«., peerie-merie
i« used ая а »., ая a name for any very small thing ; and in one of ..."
2. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1889)
"She looked in and saw a great many peerie folk working, and a peerie yellow-
headed boy ... The princess went on saying ' peerie fool, peerie fool' till the ..."
3. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"She looked in and saw a great many peerie folk working, and a peerie yellow-headed
boy ... The princess went on saying " peerie fool, peerie fool" till the ..."
4. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"She looked in and saw a great many peerie folk working, ... The princess went on
saying " peerie fool, peerie fool" till the yellow-headed boy came with all ..."
5. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1872)
"... alleging that a nuisance exists in the peerie Sea, Kirkwall, within the meaning
of the " Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1867," and praying his Lordship ..."
6. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"You jist keep that there pile, Mis' peerie, and I '11 let Bill know where to ...
If Jane peerie had ever seen a picture of Rip Van Winkle awakening from his ..."
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