| 释义 |
keeker north. dial.|ˈkiːkə(r)|
[f. keek v. + -er1.]
A peeper, a gazer; in pl. the eyes, ‘peepers’; spec. an overlooker or inspector in a coal-pit, who sees that the coal is sent up in a proper state.
1808–18Jamieson, Keekers, a cant term for eyes. Ibid., Starn-keeker, a star-gazer. 1863in Robson Bards of Tyne 92 Tell wor keeker aw deed..Tell wor owners an viewers aw'l howk ne mair coal. 1893Durham Direct. 90 Bennett, J., keeker. |