drappie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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We are na fou, we're na that fou, But just a drappie in our e'e; O, my luve is like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June.
From Time Magazine Archive
Asked to explain this lunatic proceeding I could only say that I was sugaring for moths; these airy fairy gentlemen having a very human liking for a "wee drappie o't."
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
“And noo, if ye winna hae a drappie, go and tak’ aff the wat claes, for too much watter is bad for a man, even if the watter’s coot.”
From Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by Fenn, George Manville
Never fear," said he, "I'll just rub a wee drappie on the pawms of my hands to keep away the frost-bite, for its awsome cold, man.
From Tales from Many Sources Vol. V by Various
She shall pring her a wee drappie, and she wass nice and try up in the tower, and she wass make a nice fire.”
From Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai by Fenn, George Manville
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