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PEERIE
Adjective
peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
(chiefly, Shetland and Orkney) Small, tiny.
Noun
peerie (plural peeries)
A Shetland sheepdog.
Alternative form of peery (“spinning top”)
Source: Wiktionary
Peer"ie, Peer"y, a. Etym: [See 1st Peer, 2.]
Definition: Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Two peery gray eyes." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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