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pree

or prie

[ pree ]

noun

  1. a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.


verb (used with object)

, preed, pree·ing.
  1. to try, test, or taste.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pree1

1690–1700; shortened form of preive, Middle English preve (noun), preven (v.) < Old French pr ( o ) eve, preuver; prove
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. pree the mouth of, Scot. to kiss.
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Example Sentences

Then father tried again, and yelled as loud as he could, 'Pree—pree!

Another version has “pree,” which means in Scotch, taste, hence kiss.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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