peep : Idioms & Phrases

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day-peep

Day"-peep` noun
Definitions
  1. The dawn. Poetic Milton.
Webster 1913

Peep show

  • a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.
Webster 1913

Peep sight

  • noun rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned
WordNet
  • an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech.
Webster 1913

Peep-o'-day boys

  • the Irish insurgents of 1784; so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. Cant
Webster 1913

peeping hole

Peep"ing hole`
Definitions
  1. See Peephole.
Webster 1913

peeping tom

  • noun a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
    peeper; voyeur.
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