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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Peep \Peep\ (p[=e]p), n.
1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.
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2. First outlook or appearance.
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Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. --Gray.
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3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place
of concealment.
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To take t' other peep at the stars. --Swift.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper ({Trigna
minutilla}).
(b) The European meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis}).
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{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]
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