Chiefly Sc. [f. CHEEP v.] A faint shrill sound, such as the voice of a young bird or a mouse.
a. 1774. Fergusson, Sitting of Session, Poems (1845), 27. The slow-gaun wheels when dry … gie mony a cheep and cry.
1786. Burns, Ordination. Come screw the pegs wi’ tunefu’ cheep.
1829. Cunningham, Magic Bridle, Anniversary, 139. The mouse’s cheep and cricket’s chirrup.
1833. M. Scott, Tom Cringle, x. (1859), 210. The cheep of the tiller rope running through the well greased leading blocks.
