pree
[pree]
/pri/
noun
1.
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
verb (used with object)
,
preed,
preeing.
2.
to try, test, or taste.
Idioms
3.
pree the mouth of,
Scot.
to kiss.
Also,
prie
.
Origin
1690-1700;
shortened form of
preive,
Middle English
preve
(noun),
preven
(v.) <
Old French
pr
(
o
)
eve, preuver;
see
prove