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Peakrel|ˈpiːkrəl|
Also 7–8 -rill, 8 -ril.
[f. Peak n.1: cf. cockerel, mongrel.]
An inhabitant of the Peak district in Derbyshire; also applied to horses, sheep, etc.
1681Cotton Wond. Peak (1682) 18 Two hob-nail Peakrills, one on either side, Your arms supporting, like a bashful bride,..And thus, from Rock to Rock they slide you down. 1769De Foe's Tour Gt. Brit. III. 78 The Peakrills, as they are called, are a rude boorish Kind of People; but bold, daring, and even desperate in their Search into the Bowels of the Earth. 1808W. Marshall Review I. 523 The stock of the more southerly heathlands are native mountain sheep, of a light frame..and bear the name of ‘Peakrils’. 1899Daily News 31 July 8/7 The credulous tourist..fails to perceive at a glance the purport of the Peakrels humour.
b. attrib. Of or belonging to the Peak district.
1779Archæol. V. 375 The weight of this pig [of lead]..is..a proper load for a small peakril horse to travel with. |