deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But there’s deils in the deep sea would 83 yoke on a communicant!
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Stevenson, Robert Louis
"They're like to see deils ony gait er' lang," retorted the minister, relapsing into the vernacular for a moment.
From Sir Gibbie by MacDonald, George
But I maun do't, tho' I should never thrive: They gallop fast that deils and lasses drive.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
An' then Lucky went on: 'There are many wolves in sheep's claithing, among us, my man; mony deils aneath the masks o' zealous professors, roaming about in kirks and meetinghouses o' the land.
From The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by Hogg, James
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