单词 | cheetie |
释义 | cheetien.int. Scottish. A cat; a proper or pet name for a cat. Also occasionally as int.: a call used to attract a cat's attention. Also more fully: cheetie pussy and variants. ΚΠ 1844 G. Donald in D. Robertson Songs for Nursery 63/2 Cheetie! cheetie pussie..by fireside currin', sang contented purrin'. 1857 R. M. Ballantyne Coral Island (1887) xi. 130 ‘Poor pussy; chee, chee, chee; puss, puss, puss; cheetie pussy!’ 1867 E. Johnston Autobiogr., Poems & Songs 129 Though but a cat I'll still revere Thy worth wi' pity, And ower yer memory drap a tear, Puir we cheetie. 1912 J. L. Waugh Robbie Doo ii. 39 Quate as cheetie pussy, I got doon off the stule. 1939 A. A. Walker in Sc. National Dict. (1941) II. 89/1 [Kirkcudbrightshire] That's a nice wee cheetie you've got. 1987 H. Whyte Sc. Cat 4 It [sc. a mouse] couldna get a bite o cheese, For cheetie-pussie-cattie, O. 2005 D. Gabaldon Breath of Snow & Ashes cxxiv. 971 I found your wee cheetie in my bed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1844 |
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