Definition of Beardie

1. n. The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe.

Definition of Beardie

1. Noun. (informal) (alternative form of beardy) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beardie

1. a bearded person [n -S]

Medical Definition of Beardie

1. The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe. Origin: From Beard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beardie

bearded dragons
bearded iris
bearded mussel
bearded mussels
bearded reedling
bearded reedlings
bearded seal
bearded tit
bearded vulture
bearded vultures
beardedness
beardednesses
beardfish
beardie (current term)
beardier
beardies
beardiest
bearding
beardless
beardless iris
beardlessness
beardlike
beardling
beardlings
beardo
beardos
beardown(a)

Literary usage of Beardie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A by Robert Ford (1904)
"Katie beardie had a coo, Black and white about the mou' ; Wasna that a dentie coo ? Dance, Katie beardie ! Katie beardie had a hen, Cackled but an' cackled ..."

2. Edinburgh Under Sir Walter Scott by W. T. Fyfe (1907)
"... —Luke Fraser—Tone of the School—Brutal Masters— Schoolboy's Dress—Boyish Ideas—Scott's Pride of Birth—The 'Harden' Family—'beardie'—The Dryburgh Lands. ..."

3. Fishes of Australia: A Popular and Systematic Guide to the Study of the by David George Stead (1906)
"The beardie is usually captured by hook and line on outside grounds, in the vicinity of rocky reefs and "bom- boras," though it is also to be obtained in ..."

4. The Vale of Strathmore: Its Scenes and Legends by James Cargill Guthrie (1875)
"This legend is founded on an incident which is said to have occurred during one of the carousals of the Earl of Crawford, otherwise styled " Earl beardie," ..."

5. Select Writings of Robert Chambers by Robert Chambers (1847)
"Katie beardie had a hen, Cackled but, and cackled ben ; Wasna that a dentie hen ? Dance, Katie beardie! Katie beardie had a cock, That could spin backin' ..."

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