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
The thirden stap the lady stappit,25 The water came till her pap; And the bairn that was in her twa sides For cauld began to quake.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 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
For though, when my worn frame is cauld, Your grief may be profound.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
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
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