Speering

“There has been Jock Driver the carrier here, speering about his new graith,” said Mrs. Saddletree to her husband, as he crossed his threshold, not with the purpose, by any means, of consulting him upon his own affairs, but merely to intimate, by a gentle recapitulation, how much duty she had gone through in his absence. ❋ Unknown (2007)

“What needs ye be aye speering then at folk?” retorted Effie. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They engaged in many amusements, of which I was incapable, and could only look on and laugh at-–such as catching crabs, and speering flounders by torchlight. ❋ Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless (N/A)

'It's Mr. Kinnaird's christened name that I'm speering for.' ❋ Lily Dougall (1890)

--- And is't the way to Glasgow ye were speering if I ken'd? ❋ Unknown (1887)

So when I got to my lady's house, speering at every watchman, it was still mirk night. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Now as he stood there, speering and spying about him, he saw, far away, the smoke of a Finn Gamme, [3] which stood beneath a cliff, and he managed to scramble right up to it. ❋ Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (1870)

This time seven years ye'll ha 'no need to come speering and questioning what The Cause is, and the Gran' Cause, and the Only Cause worth working for on the earth o 'God. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

After hearkening at the door for a while, and finding all quiet, we gave a knock to rouse him up, and see if we could bring any thing out of him by speering cross-questions. ❋ David Macbeth Moir (1824)

` ` What needs ye be aye speering then at folk? '' retorted Effie. ❋ Unknown (1822)

` ` There has been Jock Driver the carrier here, speering about his new graith, '' said Mrs. Saddletree to her husband, as he crossed his threshold, not with the purpose, by any means, of consulting him upon his own affairs, but merely to intimate, by ❋ Unknown (1822)

` ` What was't ye were speering at us, sir? '' she resumed, with an appearance of stolidity so speedily assumed, as showed there was a good deal of knavery mixed with her folly. ❋ Unknown (1822)

Serve him cannily, Jenny, and wi 'little din, and dinna bring the sodgers on him by speering ony questions at him; but let na him hae a room to himsell, they wad say we were hiding him. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

"What was't ye were speering at us, sir?" she resumed, with an appearance of stolidity so speedily assumed, as showed there was a good deal of knavery mixed with her folly. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

"What needs ye be aye speering then at folk?" retorted Effie. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

"There has been Jock Driver the carrier here, speering about his new graith," said Mrs. Saddletree to her husband, as he crossed his threshold, not with the purpose, by any means, of consulting him upon his own affairs, but merely to intimate, by a gentle recapitulation, how much duty she had gone through in his absence. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

"Nae doubt -- nae doubt, if it were weel played; but yonder," he said, as if to change the discourse, "is Halbert Gray's lang hame, that ye were speering after, just the third bourock beyond the muckle through-stane that stands on sax legs yonder, abune some ane of the Ravenswoods; for there is mony of their kin and followers here, deil lift them! though it isna just their main burial-place." ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

He couldn't get her [turned on] so he [totally] did The Speer [last night]. ❋ Amishyoutoo (2010)

[funni] speer [dengism] ❋ Bruhinator 2000 (2022)

"[hey], [want] some speer?" ❋ Y35 Pl3453 (2008)

[Whoa] [looka] at that [redneck] he looks like a speers. ❋ Anonymous (2003)

"[Speer hoodie], Heydrich sweatpants, Himmler Hat, [Goring] crocs, and Bormann backpack" - one reddit user, responding to the initial post which revealed [the Speer] hoodie, in an attempt to further ruin the world ❋ Why Dsrfunny Why (2021)

Look at that [gamer] wearing his [speer hoodie]. Boy do I want him [to fuck] me. ❋ B0tMAn (2021)

[Goering] [tard]: yo what cringe hoodie is that sablin [enjoyer]: its my speer hoodie ❋ What Name Do I Use? (2021)

[Dolfy]: Speer! What have you done to my Department of Planning? Albert Speer: Your building plan was a total failure. You totally miscalculated the kerning for the letters. Dolfy: Don't blame me for this bungled mess. [Jodl]: But my Failure, I'm to blame. I objected to your Department of Planning. Dolfy: Oh, for [bald God's] sake, you totally ruined this building and my Department of Planning. One day, I will have an Objection Prison built and you will be jailed in it. ❋ The Real Driller (2022)

Q: Where in [Oakville] do you live? A: Kerr and Speers. Q: Oh....Lucky [the rent] is low in that area, it leaves you more money to buy oxys and crack [eh]? A: True. ❋ BRAKEFAST (2011)

Hey, did you see [that dude] with a speer hoodie? [What a] [fucking retard]. ❋ Im A Memer (2021)