blaw
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Example Sentences
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The auld folk, the young folk, the wee anes, an' a', A hunder years' hame birds are harried awa', Are harried an' hameless, whatever winds blaw, Och hey, Kinreen o' the Dee! &c.
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands 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
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 Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
When chitterin’ cauld the day sall daw, Loud may your bonny bugles blaw And loud your drums may beat.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
The snaw-drap and primrose our woodlands adorn, And violets bathe in the weet o' the morn; They pain my sad bosom, sae sweetly they blaw, They mind me o' Nannie—and Nannie's awa.
From Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway
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