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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SQUEERIE, v. Also squeery; reduced form squeer; freq. form squeerich; erron. squeenie (Abd. 1921 T.S.D.C.). To roam from place to place, to wander, to gad about aimlessly, freq. of dogs hunting for bitches (Bnff., Abd. 1971).Abd. 1887 Bon-Accord (1 Jan.) 9:
Gin there hed been onything ither in the hoose to eat, the cat widna gaen awa' squeerin' aboot.Abd. 1887 R. S. Robertson Bogie's Banks 81:
They squeerie ower the warl' wide, the laddies noo-a-days.Bnff. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 8:
Bit it is queer she aye gyangs squeeryin oot-aboot fan the mistress an' maister are awa frae hame.Abd.¹⁵ 1940:
She's a squeerichin, throweddir breet.