peerie
1/ (ˈpiːrɪ) /
noun
Scot a spinning top
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Word Origin for peerie
C19: perhaps from peir a Scot variant of pear, alluding to the top's shape
Words nearby peerie
peerage, Peerce, peeress, peer group, Peer Gynt, peerie, peerless, peer of the realm, peer pressure, peer review, peers
British Dictionary definitions for peerie (2 of 2)
peerie2
/ (ˈpiːrɪ) /
adjective
Orkney & Shetland dialect small
Word Origin for peerie
C19: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Norwegian dialect piren niggardly, thin
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Example sentences from the Web for peerie
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?
As it happened that year the peerie, or Indian summer, was of unusual length and beauty.
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