boatie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Not for you, my little boatie, ����Is the wide and weary sea; You're too slender, and too tender, ��������You must bide with me.
From The Poems of Henry Van Dyke by Van Dyke, Henry
Far away, my little boatie, ����Roaring waves are white with foam; Ships are striving, onward driving, ��������Day and night they roam.
From The Poems of Henry Van Dyke by Van Dyke, Henry
Lord save us, she's off again, and the wee boatie in front of her.
From The Northern Iron by Birmingham, George A.
Cease from sailing, cease from rowing; Rock upon the dream-tide, knowing Safely o'er your rest are glowing, ����All the night, my little boatie, ��������Harbour-lights of love.
From The Poems of Henry Van Dyke by Van Dyke, Henry
This is probably due to provincial Custom, and may be compared with the fondness shown in some parts of Scotland for words such as "boatie," "lassie" or "lassock," etc.
From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton
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