peekien.
/ˈpiːki/, U.S. /ˈpiki/ A little peek (in various senses); (Scottish) a tiny point of light; a flame.
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a1893 J. Smith in R. Ford Harp Perthshire 306 Richt eerie at nicht Was yon peekie o' licht.
1926 Banffshire Jrnl. 27 July in Sc. National Dict. (1983) 4 at Peek n.2 And your peekie o'light ye hae borrowed frae me.
1996 Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 13 Feb. 1 Once the souffle is in the oven, do not peek. Nothing de-puffs a baking souffle like a ‘quick peekie’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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