An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

KEDGIE, adj. Cheerful, &c.
V. [Caigie].

KEEK, s. Linen dress for the head and neck, Ang.
Ross.

To KEEK, KEIK, v. n.
1. To look with a prying eye, S.
Dunbar.
2. To look by stealth, S.
Peblis Play.

Su. G. kik-a, Belg. kyk-en, intentis oculis videre.

To Keek through, v. a.
1. To prospiciate, S.
2. To examine with accuracy.
Burns.

Keek, Keik, s. A peep, S.
Burns.

Keekers, s. pl. A cant term for eyes, S.

Keek-bo, s. Bo-peep, S.

Belg. kiekebo, id.

Keeking-glass, s. A looking-glass, S.
Ritson.