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noun

Peep n.

1.

The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.

2.

First outlook or appearance. "Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn."

3.

A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment. "To take t' other peep at the stars."

4.

(Zool.)

(a)

Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla).

(b)

The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).

Peep show, a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.

Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. (Cant)

verb

Peep v. i. (past & past part. peeped; pres. part. peeping)

1.

To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep. "There was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped."

2.

To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance; as, the sun peeped over the eastern hills. "When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms bear."

3.

To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to pry. "Peep through the blanket of the dark." "From her cabined loophole peep."

Peep sight, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech.

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Etymology of 'Peep'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Peep" Quotes from Famous Books

... I'm inordinately curious," said Lady Beach-Mandarin, "but gardens are my Joy. I want to go into every corner of this. Peep into everything. And I feel somehow"—and here she urged a smile on Lady Harman's attention—"that I shan't begin to know you, until I know ...

— The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman • H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

... want to interfere! But I say, Burnett, what father says sounds well, doesn't it—a hacienda at the mouth of a river, and a mountain-pass? That means going ashore and seeing something, if we are in luck. I do know that the country's glorious here, from the peep or two I once had. My word! People think because you go sailing about the world you must see all kinds of wonders, when all the time you get a peep or two of some dirty port without going ashore, and all your travels are up and down the ...

— Fitz the Filibuster • George Manville Fenn

... all about. He was bound to send Miss Pussy Cat on an errand that would take her away from those good victuals. Just then he saw Mr. Mouse peep out of the hole to ask Miss Pussy Cat if she was having a good time. The town cat reasoned that if he could start Miss Pussy Cat running after Mr. Swift Foot Mouse he would have time ...

— Tell Me Another Story - The Book of Story Programs • Carolyn Sherwin Bailey

... moon which shone full in my room, a tall figure in white, with arms extended, at the foot of my bed. Fear and astonishment overpowered me for a few seconds; I gazed on it with terror, and was afraid to move. At length I had courage to take a second peep at this disturber of my rest, and still continued much alarmed, and irresolute how to act. I hesitated whether to speak to the figure, or arouse the family. The first idea I considered as a dangerous act of heroism; the latter, as a ...

— Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed • Joseph Taylor

... would be aroused, perhaps by a gentle knock at my door, and my little cousin Margaret's quaint face would peep in with a "Cousin Robert, are you not ...

— AE in the Irish Theosophist • George William Russell

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