10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEESWEEP»
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peesweep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Renfrewshire Magazine
By the wayside, in the midst of this howling wilderness of bleak winds and barren
moors, stands the " Peesweep Inn " — even now, or until lately, the only sign of
human habitation in the waste. The name of this inn — for inn it is — seems ...
2
The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in ...
The south sides of the said banks, consisting, as above mentioned, of the fishing
stations called ' Lower Peesweep,' ' Haggis,' and south side of ' Hobby Horse '
were considerably to the south of the medium filum, and the defenders could not
...
3
The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots
2 peever(s) the game itself. peavet(le) beds the chalked square on which the
game is played. peever2 n a very small marble. peewee, peeweet see peesweep
. pellock, pallo ORKNEY n 1 a porpoise. 2 something bulky and clumsy; a short
fat ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 2004
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The linguistic atlas of Scotland: Scots section
Stirling Lark - 20 Peeser- 12 Peesie — 7abc Peesieweep - 26b Peesweep - 2, 15
, 18, 21b, 25a, 26b Peewee - 9, 24 Peeweep - 1 , 3-4, 7abcde, 8-9, 12-14, 16-19,
21ab, 22ab, 23abc, 25cd, 26ade, 27a, 28, 30-34, 35a, 36, 37ab, 39b, 42a ...
J. Y. Mather, H. H. Speitel, G. W. Leslie, 1975
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Children's Missionary Magazine of the United Presbyterian Church
Students respect character and ability. They easily detect shams. Two days
before the Christmas holidays began, Willie found Peesweep waiting for him as
he left his classroom for the day. “ It's no' Peesweep ?” he said, as he held out his
...
6
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... martin, merlin, missel, redleg, roller, thrush 7 bustard, jackdaw, kestrel, lapwing
, martlet, ortolan, redwing, ruddock, sparrow, wagtail, wryneck 8 accentor,
blackcap, brantail, dabchick, dotterel, garganey, nightjar, nuthatch, peesweep,
redstart, ...
7
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Having sharp features, the appearance of feebleness, and a shrill voice ; q. "
resembling a lapwing." Thus one is denominated in contemptuous language, " a
peesweep-like thing," Fife. To PEEVER, v. n. To make water, S.O. V. under Pee, v
.
8
I Too Am Here: Selections from the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle
reminded them of the lapwing on their Scottish moors with its ineffectual flight and
its mournful cry of ' Peesweep ! ' 'Peesweep' she became, until she, too, flew
away. Anne Cook came from Annandale, had ' a misfortune ' in the big city, and ...
9
The Oxford Guide to Etymology
... which originate in more or less close conventionalized representations of the
animals' cries, for instance bird names such as chiff-chaff, petchary, peewee,
peesweep, peetweet, peewit, morepork, poorwill, potrack, purl, whippoorwill, etc.
10
Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
Sereetha can fetch up tea-things, and the porridge is easily made on the parlour-
fire; the kitchen one being allowed to go out (for economy), when the Peesweep
retires to bed at eight o'clock. That we are not neglected by the public, you may ...
Jane Welsh Carlyle, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, 2011
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEESWEEP»
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peesweep is used in the context of the following news items.
A thrilling walk to the exuberance of wing beats and bird cries
The lapwings have the local name of peesweep, that uplifting second syllable so well imitated in Northumbrian dialect. They probe the turf for ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Roadworks A713 Dalmellington and A70 Lugar
On Monday 21 July essential road resurfacing works will start on the A70 at Lugar from the Lugar Water Bridge to the C23 Peesweep Brae. «Cumnock Chronicle, Jul 14»
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