deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"The deil o' him it's, at ony rate, Ringan," said the schoolmaster.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
"The deil put my left fingers between my hammer and the stiddy when I meddle again wi' rusty padlocks."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
God's daylicht is guid eneuch for Birsay, an' as lang as the sun shines, there's nae fear o' deil or witch-wife gettin' haud o' the puir cobbler chiel!
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
"Deil may care, my lord!—the deil a fit ye'll stir till ye come in wi' me a bit—on that I'm determined."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
He’ll range for days and ne’er be tired, O’er mountain, moor, or fell; Fair-play, I think, the dear wee chap Would fecht the deil himsel’.
From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Stables, Gordon
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