creepie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He placed himself on a somewhat ricketty "creepie," for the unwonted number of guests had used up all his available chairs.
From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa
Steenie fetched a three-leggit creepie and sat down by her, looking as if he had sat there every night since first he was able to sit.
From Heather and Snow by MacDonald, George
A woman sat on a creepie, her face turned over her shoulder to see who came.
From Sir Gibbie by MacDonald, George
Na," said the object, "nane can sit on that creepie but the minnie o' me—Corp-licht Kate o' the Star.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
The poor girl suffered herself to be dressed, and then sat down on a "creepie" in the chimney corner, and buried her face in her hands.
From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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