douk
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They douked in at ae weil-heid, And out aye at the other; "We can douk nae mair for Erl Richard, Although he were our brother."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
"Gar douk, gar douk," the King he cried, "Gar douk for gold and fee; O wha will douk for Erl Richard's sake,65 Or wha will douk for me?"
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
The sun is blazing out, and our bushman winds his bright-coloured douk round his head, and tramps round the angle of a jutting rock, staff in hand.
From Jasper Lyle by Harriet Ward
They hae douked in at ae weil-head, And out again at the ither: "We'll douk nae mair for young Redin, Although he were our brither."
From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates
"Leave aff your douking on the day, And douk at dark o' night; Aboon the pool young Redin lies in, The candles they'll burn bright."
From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates
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