deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And wha the deil cares whether ye like me or no?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
The deil tak their louping hearts into his hand for silly gawkies; if they werena a' red-wood about lads, they wadna heed me a whistle.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
"There's just one bit consolation—we can very well spare him; and ye'll mind what the douce provost said in the song—'Just e'en let him be; the toon is weel quit o' that deil o' Dundee.'"
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold
“Ow, ay, he is just a parfect Goliath o’ conceit, but he isna the man to hold the deil, for a’ his talk.”
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
When aince the deil gets in the point o' his finger, he will soon have in his haill hand.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
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