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单词 pree
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pree

or prie

[ pree ]
/ pri /
Scot. and North England

noun

a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.

verb (used with object), preed, pree·ing.

to try, test, or taste.

Idioms for pree

    pree the mouth of, Scot. to kiss.

Origin of pree

1690–1700; shortened form of preive,Middle English preve (noun), preven (v.) <Old French pr(o)eve, preuver;see prove

Words nearby pree

predominant, predominantly, predominate, preductal, predynastic, pree, pre-echo, preeclampsia, pre-ejection period, preelection, pre-Elizabethan
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Example sentences from the Web for pree

  • Then father tried again, and yelled as loud as he could, 'Preepree!

    Bessie's Fortune|Mary J. Holmes
  • Another version has “pree,” which means in Scotch, taste, hence kiss.

    The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol II of II)|Alice Bertha Gomme
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