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daimen

American  
[dey-min] / ˈdeɪ mɪn /

adjective

Scot.
  1. rare; occasional.


Etymology

Origin of daimen

First recorded in 1775–85; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't!

From The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language by Palgrave, Francis Turner

A daimen icker in a thrave35 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss 't!

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley

A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request; I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, An' never miss't!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma' request: I'll get a blessin' wi' the lave, And never miss 't!

From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Burt, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)

A daimen icker in a thrave ‘S a sma’ request: I’ll get a blessin’ wi’ the lave, And never miss’t!

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

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