Peebles

[ pee-buh lz ]

/ ˈpi bəlz /

a historic county in S Scotland.

Also called Pee·bles·shire

[pee-buh lz-sheer, -sher, -buh l-] /ˈpi bəlzˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -bəl-/, Tweeddale.

Example sentences from the Web for peeblesshire

During a period of about thirty years, he has been engaged in the humble capacity of a dry-stone mason in Peeblesshire.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. |Various
Affleck was born in the village of Drummelzier, in Peeblesshire, on the 8th September 1776.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III |Various
He was born at Tweedsmuir, in the upland pastoral district of Peeblesshire, where his father was a farmer.

Western Worthies |J. Stephen Jeans
"The forest" mentioned in the song comprehended the county of Selkirk, with portions of Peeblesshire and Lanarkshire.

The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. |Various

In Peeblesshire, flowing into the Tweed from the north, a short distance west of Peebles.

The Bruce |John Barbour

Peeblesshire

/ (ˈpiːbəlzˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

(until 1975) a county of SE Scotland, now part of Scottish Borders Also called: Tweeddale

Peebles

/ (ˈpiːbəlz) /

a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders. Pop: 8065 (2001)