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
"Wull ye tak a drap o' cauld straik, or wad ye hae ony objection to a warm browst?"
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
"Twa hours," said Archy; and he turned as white's a clout, and the cauld sweat stood on his face.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
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.
But, alake! afore the end o' his twa discourses, my heart turned as cauld as lead, and it has never again hett in my breast sinsyne.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
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