Meaning of coorie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To crouch, stoop down.
   Scotland
2. To snuggle, nestle.
   Scotland

Examples

“... or, for that matter, the newly ennobled representatives, many of whom have reached that tenure by coorieing up to the establishment throughout their career. I want to offer the House a flavour of the debate that took place.”

“So we slept, coorieing down into the blankets under the tarpaulin. It was broad daylight when I awoke, and we had pulled in off the road, and were in the midst of woods. Father was giving the pony some hay, but I could see no sign of[…]”

“No coorieing up together on cold nights, no playful chases at the end of the working day and certainly no sharing of food. They came to an understanding where they simply pretended the other didn't exist and this seemed to work well,[…]”

“... were coorieing over the fire telling bawkin stories, and edging closer to the farm lads for comfort when the gale moaned and whined in the wide chimney—as we tramped through, old Betty took Dan by the sleeve.”

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