faur
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"Weel, a' wadna gang quite sae faur as to say that; but a' doot ye hay'na exactly hit."
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
She's that thin and white and faur gane lookin', forby havin' a boast that wad fricht you.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by Welsh, James C.
An old farmer remarked that “We’re gaun ower faur North.”
From Meteorology or Weather Explained by M'Pherson, J. G.
I doobt they'll say ye're faur ower young to be thinkin' o' a wife.'
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
You've been trained faur differently, an' you canna say that you'd no' tire o' me.
From The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner by Welsh, James C.
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