boatie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Jocky an' Jeamy an' Tammy oot there A' i' the boatie gaed doon; An' I'm ower auld to fish ony mair, Sae I hinna the chance to droon!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
Lord save us, she's off again, and the wee boatie in front of her.
From The Northern Iron by Birmingham, George A.
The boatie rows, the boatie rows, The boatie rows fu' weel, And lightsome be their life that bear The merlin and the creel!
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Rocking to and fro, the nurse tuned her cracked voice to a long-forgotten lullaby—something about a "boatie."
From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.
Then let us sing 'The boatie rows,' To tell of her fair fame, Who honour on the race bestows— Grace Darling is her name.
From Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands by Hope, Eva
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