peatry

English

Etymology

Alternative form of peatery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpitɹi/

Noun

peatry (plural peatries)

1. (rare, especially Scotland) Alternative form of peatery.
   • 1868, James Maidment, A Book of Scotish Pasquils, 1568-1715, page 225:

     […] his peatry, as I hear, / By virtue of his daughter, makes thousands a year.

   • 1878, John Mackintosh, The History of Civilisation in Scotland, page 232:

     [...] the peatries and turbaries, the coal fields, quarries, stone, and limestone; […]

   • 1895, John Mackintosh, The History of Civilisation in Scotland, page 346:

     [...] had a peatry which yielded thousands annually;  […]

   • 1901 June 5, Dundee Advertiser, section 5:

     Here also are the peatries, where no end of that valuable commodity may yet be had.