wink-a-peep en · NOUN
Meanings
- (colloquial, dialectal) An eye.
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A plant, the scarlet pimpernel.
I know where king-cups grow And wink-a-peeps that sleep when days are dark.
1905, Edwin Davies Schoonmaker, The Saxons: A Drama of Christianity in the North:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wink-a-peeps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |