单词 | teet |
释义 | teetn. Scottish. A look, a glance, esp. a quick or furtive one. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [noun] > downcast or furtive teet1819 underlook1821 slink1863 1819 A. Balfour Campbell I. 331 I saw Eppie stealing a teet at him. 1896 J. Horne Canny Countryside 207 I couldna shak' aff 'e temptation till hev a teet at ma ain watch. 1995 A. Fenton Craiters i. 10 Fowk aye took a teet oot first thing tae see faas lums wis rikkin. 2004 in Sc. National Dict. New Suppl. (Electronic text) at Teet [Edinburgh] She'd a wee teet at the new lad an thocht he wis braw! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). teetv. Scottish. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > be or make visible [verb (transitive)] > cause to appear > slightly teeta1527 peepc1565 peer1594 a1527 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid (Elphinstoun) (1960) xii. Prol. l. 123 Tetand [a1522 Cambr. The roys knoppys, tutand furth thar hed]. b. intransitive. To be just visible, esp. from behind something; to protrude a short distance into view; to peer out. Cf. peep v.1 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > be visible [verb (intransitive)] > appear or become visible > slightly beak?c1225 peekc1460 peepa1475 peer1568 glimpse1663 teeta1866 a1866 W. Knight Auld Yule (1869) 30 Ae lanely star was teetin' thro' the blue. 1931 D. Campbell Uncle Andie 21 Leave the neck o't teetin' ower the edge o' yer motor. 2004 S. Blackhall Wizard o North 23 Candles teet tween eerie een, Fairies flit at Halloween. 2. intransitive. To look furtively at something, e.g. out of a window or through a narrow opening; to look quickly or steal a glance at something; to peek, peep, peer. Cf. peep v.1 3, teet n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > peep beak?c1225 toot?c1225 prya1350 peekc1390 touta1400 keekc1405 peepa1500 outpeep1600 twire1602 teet1710 underpeep1827 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > glance or look quickly glent1303 gliffc1330 gleam1340 blenka1375 keekc1405 glidec1425 gliffen1489 runa1500 glish1570 glance1582 to glance one's eye, look1590 blink1592 squint1610 reflect1611 teet1710 glisk1720 glint1888 1710 T. Ruddiman in G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. at Tetand They say Scot. ‘He is teeting out of the window.’ 1767 in Aberd. Jrnl. Notes & Queries (1908) 1 121 She shortly chaps at her ain door; The bridegroom he teets through a bore. 1837 J. Leslie Willie & Meggie 13 Fan ye teetit oot at the door. 1968 Banffshire Advertiser 11 Jan. 8 Dinna ee come teetin' at oor windae again. 1995 A. Fenton Craiters i. 56 I tried tae teet throwe e frosted glaiss. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819v.a1527 |
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