"peerie" meaning in English

See peerie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: peerier [comparative], peeriest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} peerie (comparative peerier, superlative peeriest)
  1. (chiefly Shetland and Orkney) Small, tiny. Tags: Orkney, Shetland
    Sense id: en-peerie-en-adj-hz5UjL3D Categories (other): Orkney English, Shetland English

Noun

Forms: peeries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Head templates: {{en-noun}} peerie (plural peeries)
  1. A Shetland sheepdog. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-peerie-en-noun-GLMFYkpy Disambiguation of Dogs: 14 67 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 57 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 75 14
  2. Alternative form of peery (“spinning top”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: peery (extra: spinning top)
    Sense id: en-peerie-en-noun-59FrQURm

Inflected forms

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