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peerless

[peer-lis] / ˈpɪər lɪs /


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While attending the High School, from 1817 to 1820, there was the usual rage amongst boys for spinning-tops, "peeries," and "young cannon."

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

They could spin twice as long as the bought peeries.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

The peeries were turned with perfect accuracy, and the steel shod, or spinning pivot, was centred so as to correspond exactly with the axis of the top.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel




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