blaw
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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Air.—"O a' the Airts the Wind can blaw."
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
Wullie's up an' gies them a blaw, a blaw Wi' his sax Scotch pipers an' a', an' a'!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 by Various
An’ poor awd men, ’at scarce can blaw, Wi’ beards an’ whiskers white as snaw; Sad sample ov oor fallen race, All rollin up to t’ Steeple Chase.
From Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect by Castillo, John
His bagpipes wheeze, an' his ribbons fly; The nor' win' plays wi' his thin white hair, While the pipers blaw wi' an unco' flare.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 by Various
This is no a business to blaw about.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
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