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Cheep sb. World English Historical Dictionary

Cheep sb. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. Cheep sb. Chiefly Sc. [f. CHEEP v.] A faint shrill sound, such as the voice of a young bird or a mouse.

1 a. 1774.  Fergusson, Sitting of Session, Poems (1845), 27. The slow-gaun wheels when dry … gie mony a cheep and cry.

2 1786.  Burns, Ordination. Come screw the pegs wi’ tunefu’ cheep.

3 1829.  Cunningham, Magic Bridle, Anniversary, 139. The mouse’s cheep and cricket’s chirrup.

4 1833.  M. Scott, Tom Cringle, x. (1859), 210. The cheep of the tiller rope running through the well greased leading blocks.

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