Definition of "day-peep" []

• The dawn (noun)

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• "With that morbid wilfulness of temper which marks the passions of man aroused beyond the restraints of right reason, he determined that the negro should have his opportunity; and, changing his plans, he set forth the next morning before day-peep, obviously for the purpose of hunting."
• "But quick, McKewn; I've got a stretch of bad riding to do yit before day-peep. ""