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cauld

American  
[kawld, kahld, kawd] / kɔld, kɑld, kɔd /

adjective

Scot.
  1. cold.


cauld British  
/ kɔːld /

adjective

  1. a Scot word for cold

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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

It's mony a friend ye'll leave cauld by the wayside ere ye come to lie there cauld yoursel'.

From The Road to Paris by Robert Neilson Stephens

Preserve us a', Jamie! he's perfectly perishin'; his hand is as cauld and stiff as the poker.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various

But, Gude tak us a' in keeping! in the morning he was a corp—a cauld, lifeless corp, wi' a face as black as my bannet.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

"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

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