deil
Americannoun
noun
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The Kilmarnock Edition features 44 of Burns' best known poems including To a Mouse, Address to the Deil and Halloween.
From BBC
It’s no canny to run frae London to the Black Sea wi’ a wind ahint ye, as though the Deil himself were blawin’ on yer sail for his ain purpose.
From Literature
If the Deil did have any luggage aboord the ship, I’m thinkin’ it was nane ither than that same!”
From Literature
Gin we were nigh a ship, or a port, or a headland, a fog fell on us and travelled wi’ us, till when after it had lifted and we looked out, the deil a thing could we see.
From Literature
At first I inclined to slack off sail and beat about till the fog was lifted; but whiles, I thocht that if the Deil was minded to get us into the Black Sea quick, he was like to do it whether we would or no.
From Literature
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