breid
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Weel!" exclaimed the farmer, "it jist blecks me to ken hoo there can be ony trowth i' the Bible, whan a man like that comes sae near to beggin' his breid!"
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George
On breid ye're an unco sma' lairdie, But in hicht ye've a kingly gift!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
It's lang since ye broke breid in this hoose.'
From The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Swan, Annie S. (Annie Shepherd)
O, a lad thinks lang o' hame ere he thinks his fill As his breid he airns— An' they're thrashin' noo at the white fairm up on the hill In the Howe o' the Mearns.
From Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus by Jacob, Violet
Anxious to curry favour, the third youngster now called out, "Sandy Forbes gart her gang an' fess a loaf o' white breid."
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George
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