peerie
1/ (ˈpiːrɪ) /
noun
Scot a spinning top
Origin of peerie
1C19: perhaps from peir a Scot variant of pear, alluding to the top's shape
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British Dictionary definitions for peerie (2 of 2)
peerie2
/ (ˈpiːrɪ) /
adjective
Orkney & Shetland dialect small
Origin of peerie
2C19: 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 BarrShe 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. GriersonDo 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?
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