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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EEVIE, Eevy, n. Sc. forms of Eng. ivy. Also comb. creepin evie, convolvulus (Bnff.² 1928; Abd.²⁷ 1949). Used in children's skipping rhyme (Bwk.³ 1949), see second quot. [′i:vi]Abd. 1891 G. W. Anderson Strathbogie 33:
As lang's creepin-eevie sticks tae the wa' The muckle hoose o' Gordon will never fa'.Ags. 1948 J. C. Rodger Lang Strang 21:
Eevy, ivy, turn the rope over Mother's gone to the butcher to buy beef for Rover. . . . At “eevy, ivy” the rope is swung from side to side.