KEELIE

Etymology

Imitative.

Noun

keelie (plural keelies)

(Scotland, northern England) A sparrowhawk or kestrel.

(Scotland, northern England) A common or violent urban youth.

Adjective

Keelie (comparative more Keelie, superlative most Keelie)

Of or from Glasgow

Noun

Keelie (plural Keelies)

Someone from Glasgow

Source: Wiktionary



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RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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