ree

plural rees

1. alternativeAlternative form of rei (“Portuguese real”).

comparative reer · comparative more ree · superlative reest · superlative most ree · alternative Scotland rie

1. dialectalWild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.

   "I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."

   1756, Margaret Calderwood, “Mrs Calderwood's Journey”, in The Coltness Collections: MDCVIII-MDCCCXL, The Maitland Club, published 1842, page 222

   Synonyms: frantic, frenetic, off the chain

2. dialectalBefuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

   One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."

   1839, Joseph Robertson, The Book of Bon-Accord: or, A Guide to the City of Aberdeen, footnote, page 94

   Synonyms: buzzed

plural rees · alternative Scotland rie

1. dialectalA state of befuddlement; intoxication.
2. dialectalA state of great excitement or frenzy.

present singular third person rees · participle present reeing · participle past reed · past reed · alternative Scotland rie

1. dialectalintransitiveTo become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
2. dialectaltransitiveTo drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

present singular third person rees · participle present reeing · participle past reed · past reed

1. UKdialectalobsoleteTo riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

   After it is well rubbed and winnowed, you must then Ree it over in a fine Sieve , and if any of the Malt be uncleansed , then rub it again into the Sieve , 'till it be pure , and the rubbings will ariſe on the Top of the Sieve

   1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC

plural rees

1. EssexdialectalobsoleteA small river or stream.

   The church of this pariſh, vulgarly called St. Mary Overy, from its dedication to the virgin Mary, and ſituation over the Ree or river, in reſpect of London, is a ſtately Gothic ſtructure, in the form of a cathedral.

   1768-9, Tobias George Smollett, The Present State of all Nations

plural rees

1. ScotlandShetlandespeciallyA period of stormy or unsettled weather, especially one occurring somewhat predictably at a particular time of year.

   There were three "Rees" (wild tempests), Buggle Ree, Beltane Ree, and Simmer-mill Ree.

   1974, Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby, Shetland Traditional Lore

   2 more examples

   To my surprise he took our caustic remarks about the climate very calmly, even cheerfully. "Och, man, it's only the Beltane ree," he said with a lively twinkle, enjoying our bewilderment. Evidently, the Shetland weather was merely putting on a scheduled performance and he for one was very well satisfied with its achievement - but the Beltane ree . . . ?

   1952, Ursula Venables, Tempestuous Eden, page 147

   […] rees. There were four rees in the first half of the year – the Bogel ree in March, the Simmermill ree in April, the Beltane ree about the beginning of May, and the Johnsmas ree which brought a short spell of unsettled weather in the latter half of June.

   1981, James R. Nicolson, Shetland Folklore, Robert Hale, page 55

plural REEs

1. abbreviationinitialismgeographyInitialism of rare earth element.

   The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) definition of the REE group includes lanthanides (Ln), yttrium (Y) and scandium (Sc).

   2024, Martin Ondrejka, Peter Bačík, Juraj Majzlan, Pavel Uher, Štefan Ferenc, Tomáš Mikuš, Martin Števko, Mária Čaplovičová, Stanislava Milovská, Alexandra Molnárová, Christiane Rößler, Christian Matthes, “Xenotime-(Gd), a new Gd-dominant mineral of the xenotime group from the Zimná Voda REE–U–Au quartz vein, Prakovce, Western Carpathians, Slovakia”, in Mineralogical Magazine, volume 88, number 5

   1 more example

   REE-bearing minerals in these occurrences are allanite, betafite, brannerite, davidite, euxenite, fergusonite, florencite, monazite, polycrase, samarskite, synchysite, thorite, xenotime and yttrocrasite.

   2014, Broder J. Merkel, Alireza Arab, Uranium - Past and Future Challenges: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology, page 27

plural Rees

1. A member of the Arikara.

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   If I'd kept a woman, he realized, instead of sending 'em back to their fathers' lodges - the Shoshone girl, them two Hunkpapas, the Crow I called Sally, even that Ree that come near talking me to death - if I'd kept one of 'em for more than just a winter, I'd have boys of my own by now to bring in meat.

   1950, Dorothy M. Johnson, War Shirt; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 110

plural Rees

1. A surname.