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keelie

British  
/ ˈkiːlɪ /

noun

  1. a kestrel

  2. an urban ruffian; lower-class town or city dweller, esp Glaswegian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of keelie

C19: of uncertain origin

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