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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1931
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¶PEEVIE, n.1 See quot.Ags. 1931 Scots Mag. (Sept.) 430:
The slightly-ribbed projection of the red sandstone window sill upon which schoolboys sharpened their penknives under the shadow of “The Round O” was known as the “peevie”.
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