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peart
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peart, a. [A variant of pert, a. ].
Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day. [1913 Webster]
"There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray,
As peart as bird, as straight as bolt, as fresh as flowers in May." [1913 Webster]
As peart as bird, as straight as bolt, as fresh as flowers in May." [1913 Webster]
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