cauld
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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It sleeps in the snaw and the cranreuch Wi a cauld cauld plaid to wear.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2010
"But, oh! the cauld beef an' the cheese that I crammed into his pockets, father," exclaimed Jeanie, running about the room in great agitation.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
She serv'd them up, she serv'd them down, With the wheat bread and the wine; But aye she drank the cauld water, To keep her colour fine.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Didna ye say to me ye were an honest man, ay, even as cauld iron or steel, and what ought ye to hae to fear?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
I remember that, not long after the publication of the Vestiges, a shrewd and sarcastic countryman of the author defined it as "cauld kail made het again."
From Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions by Huxley, Thomas H.
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