hurdies
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of hurdies
First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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You'll share iv'ry crumb i' mey cabin, We'll sing the weyld winter away— I winna deceive ye, puir burdies!
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
Thir breeks o' mine, my only pair, That ance were plush o' guid blue hair, I wad hae gi'en them aff my hurdies, For ae blink o' the bonnie burdies!
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
When the winter day had past an' gane, Twa wee burdies came into our hearth stane; An' they lookit a'round them wi' little din, As if they had living souls within.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 by Various
The poor auld matron died ere day, And was found as life was passing away; And twa bonny burdies sang in the bed, The one at the feet, the other the head.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832 by Various
Thir breeks o' mine, my only pair, That ance were plush o' guid blue hair, I wad hae gien them off my hurdies, For ae blink o' the bonie burdies!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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