peerie

1

/ (ˈpiːrɪ) /


noun
  1. Scot a spinning top

Origin of peerie

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C19: perhaps from peir a Scot variant of pear, alluding to the top's shape

Words Nearby peerie

British Dictionary definitions for peerie (2 of 2)

peerie2

/ (ˈpiːrɪ) /


adjective
  1. Orkney & Shetland dialect small

Origin of peerie

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C19: of uncertain origin; perhaps from Norwegian dialect piren niggardly, thin

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How to use peerie in a sentence

  • As it happened that year the peerie, or Indian summer, was of unusual length and beauty.

    Jan Vedder's Wife | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • She did so, and just as she was sitting down to sup them the door opened, and a crowd of wee, wee peerie Folk came in.

    The Scottish Fairy Book | Elizabeth W. Grierson
  • 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?