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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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¶QUEEVRY, adj. Also queevrie. Nonsense word found in children's counting-out rhyme.Bnff. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore 171:
Enerie, twaarie, tickerie, ten, Allabie, crackabie, ten, or eleevin, Pim, pam, musky dam, Queevrie, quaavrie, English man.
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