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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FIRIES, n.pl. In skipping: very fast turns of the rope (Ags.19 1951). Also feiries. [′fəiriz]Sc. 1936 A. Fleming Christina Strang vi.:
The combination of speed and concentration demanded by “firies.”
Ags. 1948 J. C. Rodger Lang Strang 22:
As soon as the questions are asked they “caw” quickly (giving “feiries”).

[Either a dim. form, with extended meaning, of fire or a substantival use of fiery, adj.]

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