Green’s Dictionary of Slang

beady v.

also beadie
[beady n.]

to see, to look at.

[UK]J. Cameron Vinnie Got Blown Away 22: Well, he goes, maybe he could beady it first, see if it was suitable.
[UK]J. Cameron Brown Bread in Wengen [ebook] Picked it [i.e. a jar of sauce] out and beadied it.