doun
Britishpreposition
Example Sentences
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His puir Guidwife set doun the evenin' meal, An', by the fire, sat birrin' at her wheel.
From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick
There was a lass, as I heard say, Liv'd low doun in a glen; Her name was Catherine Johnstone, Weel known to many men.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
And she came tripping doun the stair,5 And a' her maids before her; As soon as they saw her weel-far'd face, They coost the glamer o'er her.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"A dish of sma' fishes:—mither, mak my bed sune, For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie doun."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
"Come doun, come doun, ye wylie parrot, Come doun into my hand; Your cage sall be o' the beaten gowd, When now it's but the wand."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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