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peerie
1/ ˈpiːrɪ /
adjective
- dialect.small
peerie
2/ ˈpiːrɪ /
noun
- a spinning top
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peerie1
C19: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Norwegian dialect piren niggardly, thin
Origin of peerie2
C19: perhaps from peir a Scot variant of pear, alluding to the top's shape
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Example Sentences
As it happened that year the peerie, or Indian summer, was of unusual length and beauty.
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She did so, and just as she was sitting down to sup them the door opened, and a crowd of wee, wee Peerie Folk came in.
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Do you remember how the child you once were sat in the brae, spinning the peerie, and hunkering at I-dree I-dree I droppit-it?
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