peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
(chiefly, Shetland and Orkney) Small, tiny.
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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
