Peep

·noun First outlook or appearance.

II. Peep ·noun The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.

III. Peep ·noun The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis).

IV. Peep ·noun Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla).

V. Peep ·noun A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment.

VI. Peep ·vi To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

VII. Peep ·vi To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a crevice; to Pry.

VIII. Peep ·vi To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to Chirp; to Cheep.

Day-peep
·noun The <<Dawn>>. ...

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Peep sight
·add. ·- An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rif...

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bo-peep
One who sometimes hides himself, and sometimes appears publicly abroad, is said to-play at bo-peep. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bo-peep
To play at bo-peep. To peep out suddenly from a hiding place, and cry bo! a children's game. They t...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.