bardie
Britishnoun
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an edible white wood-boring grub of Australia
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slang an exclamation of surprise or protest
Etymology
Origin of bardie
from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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Our bardie, lanely, keeps the spence Sin' Mailie's dead.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Of a' the thoughtless sons o' man, Commen' to me the bardie clan; Except it be some idle plan O' rhymin clink, The devil haet,—that I sud ban— They ever think.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
It's no the loss o' warl's gear, That could sae bitter draw the tear, Or mak our bardie, dowie, wear The mourning weed: He's lost a friend an' neebor dear In Mailie dead.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Our bardie, tamely, keeps the spence Sin’ Mailie’s dead.
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 Robert Burns
I own 'twas rash, an' rather hardy, That I, a simple, country bardie, Should meddle wi' a pack sae sturdy, Wha, if they ken me, Can easy, wi' a single wordie, Lowse hell upon me.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
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