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Meaning: (idiomatic)The verybeginningof theday; thecrack of dawn;daybreak,dawn.Synonym:day-peep1821July 19,Pierce Egan, “Dedication to His Most Excellent Majesty King George the Fourth”, inLife in London;[…], London:[…]Sherwood, Neely, and Jones,page vii:Indeed, the whole chapter ofLife in Londonhas been so repeatedly perused by yourMajesty, in such a variety of shapes, from theelegantA. therefinedB. thepoliteC. thelivelyD. theeloquentE. thehonestF. thestatelyG. thepeep-o'dayH. thetastefulI. themanlyJ. thegoodK. thenobleL. thestylishM. thebraveN. theliberalO. theproudP. thelong-headedQ. theanimatedR. thewittyS. theflashT. theknowingU. thehonourableV. theconsummateW. thefunnyX. themusicalY. and thepoeticalZ. that it would only be a waste of yourMajesty'svaluable time to expatiate further upon this subject.1879,Robert J[ones] Burdette,Hawk-Eyes, New York, N.Y.: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers,page137:I shall cancel, without further provocation, the next lecture engagement that is implicated with apeep o' daytrain.
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