callant
noun
a lad; boy.
callan
-
a variation of
callant.
Example Sentences
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From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2010
The one of them had gone off with the soldiers some time before; the other, a douce well-behaved callan, was in my lord’s servitude, as a stable boy at the castle.
From The Provost by John Galt
Though here you're buried, worthy Allan, We'll ne'er forget you, canty callan; For while your soul lives in the sky, Your "Gentle Shepherd" ne'er shall die.'
From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
Oh, witching as its scenes, and bright As is its cloudless summer light, Be still its maids, the soul's delight Of every truthful callan'!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Charles Rogers
In the course of a minute or two after, two lassies, with a callan, that had been out, came flying and wailing, giving the alarm to the town.
From The Provost by John Galt
