keelie
/ (ˈkiːlɪ) /
nounScot
a kestrel
an urban ruffian; lower-class town or city dweller, esp Glaswegian
Origin of keelie
1C19: of uncertain origin
Words Nearby keelie
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How to use keelie in a sentence
There's no a 'keelie' in the toon that wad dare to do as muckle!
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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