keelie
/ (ˈkiːlɪ) /
noun Scot
a kestrel
an urban ruffian; lower-class town or city dweller, esp Glaswegian
Word Origin for keelie
C19: of uncertain origin
Words nearby keelie
keelboat,
keelboatman,
keeler,
keeley,
keelhaul,
keelie,
keeling islands,
keelless,
keelson,
keelung,
keen
Example sentences from the Web for keelie
There's no a 'keelie' in the toon that wad dare to do as muckle!
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City |S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett