leerie

leerie

English

Noun

leerie (plural leeries)

1. a lamplighter
   • 1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Lamplighter":

     Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea,

     And my papa’s a banker and as rich as he can be;

     But I, when I am stronger and can choose what I’m to do,

     O Leerie, I’ll go round at night and light the lamps with you!

2. the light of a lamp, candle, etc.; a lamp

References

• Dictionary of the Scots Language

Anagrams

• eelier