daimen
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of daimen
First recorded in 1775–85; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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A daimen icker in a thrave ‘S a sma’ request: I’ll get a blessin’ wi’ the lave, And never miss’t!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss't!
From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request; I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss 't!
From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' o' request I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss 't!
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.
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