deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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This charge is borne out by a proverb used by the Scot, who is a student of human nature: "If the deil were de'ed, God wad na be served so weel."
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Jack Allyn
They say that, once on a time, the vera deil himsel wadna keep company wi' ane o' them, till he had first got the puir man to wash himsel.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
Every fellow for himself, and deil take the hindmost!
From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by Henry Christopher McCook
"The deil a fear o' ye, sir!" said the laird, now fully confirmed in his belief that it was James that stood before him.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
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 James Hogg
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