peep

n. 1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. First outlook or appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place of concealment. [ 1913 Webster ]

To take t' other peep at the stars. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper (Trigna minutilla). (b) The European meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis). [ 1913 Webster ]

Peep show, a small show, or object exhibited, which is viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass. --
Peep-o'-day boys, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at day break in search of arms. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who peeps; a prying person; a spy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who's there? peepers, . . . eavesdroppers? J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The eye; as, to close the peepers. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hole, or crevice, through which one may peep without being discovered. [ 1913 Webster ]

. See Peephole. [ 1913 Webster ]

. An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech; -- distinguished from an open sight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]