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blaw

American  
[blaw] / blɔ /

verb (used with or without object)

Scot. and North England.
  1. blow.


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Wha kens what turn of the wind of circumstance may blaw ye to Quebec?

From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson

Oh, Martinmas wind! when wilt thou blaw     And shake the dead leaves frae the tree?

From English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges by Mitchell, Donald G.

O blaw ye westlin winds, blaw soft among the leafy trees!

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

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

"Its a very strange matter, fair maiden," said he, Aye as the gowans grow gay, 15 "I canna' blaw my horn, but ye call on me," The first morning in May.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

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