peevern.

Brit.

/ˈpiːvə/, U.S.

/ˈpivər/, Scottish English

/ˈpivər/

Forms: 1800s peiver, 1800s– peever, 1800s– peevor, 1900s– peaver, 1900s– peavor.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Sc. National Dict. also has an entry for peever in sense ‘a very small marble’ and compares this to English regional (London) peevie marble (1854). Compare peewee n.²

Scottish.

The stone, piece of pottery, etc., used in the game of hopscotch. Also: the game of hopscotch itself (frequently in plural, with singular agreement). Sc. National Dict. refers to an a1850 use, but this has not been traced.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > hopscotch > stone or piece of pottery

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1856 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs 218 The young misses indulged in scoring the flagstones with their peevers, for the purpose of playing at pal-lall.

1901 R. C. Maclagan Games Argyleshire 134 Pieces of broken pottery are by Lowlanders called Lalies, and the broken bottom of a bowl, a laly, is also called a peaver.

1921 Edinb. Evening News 13 June 4 Chalking and disfiguring the street playing ‘peevers’.

1962 3rd Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. xii. 147 Peevors is still played on traditional stances.

1993 C. MacDougall Lights Below 95 She was a skinny girl whose legs bulged inwards at the knee. She neither skipped nor played peever.

2004 Herald (Glasgow) 16 Feb. 10 The medical charity Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland is going back to the past and teaching the finer points of peevers, tip-tap-toe and bump on the back.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peever
释义	peevern. Brit. /ˈpiːvə/, U.S. /ˈpivər/, Scottish English /ˈpivər/ Forms: 1800s peiver, 1800s– peever, 1800s– peevor, 1900s– peaver, 1900s– peavor. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Sc. National Dict. also has an entry for peever in sense ‘a very small marble’ and compares this to English regional (London) peevie marble (1854). Compare peewee n.² Scottish. The stone, piece of pottery, etc., used in the game of hopscotch. Also: the game of hopscotch itself (frequently in plural, with singular agreement). Sc. National Dict. refers to an a1850 use, but this has not been traced. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > hopscotch > stone or piece of pottery peever1856 pot1866 pick1898 potsy1905 ghoen1913 1856 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs 218 The young misses indulged in scoring the flagstones with their peevers, for the purpose of playing at pal-lall. 1901 R. C. Maclagan Games Argyleshire 134 Pieces of broken pottery are by Lowlanders called Lalies, and the broken bottom of a bowl, a laly, is also called a peaver. 1921 Edinb. Evening News 13 June 4 Chalking and disfiguring the street playing ‘peevers’. 1962 3rd Statist. Acct. Scotl. XII. xii. 147 Peevors is still played on traditional stances. 1993 C. MacDougall Lights Below 95 She was a skinny girl whose legs bulged inwards at the knee. She neither skipped nor played peever. 2004 Herald (Glasgow) 16 Feb. 10 The medical charity Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland is going back to the past and teaching the finer points of peevers, tip-tap-toe and bump on the back. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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