fecht
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I mind the fecht the sailors keep, But fire or can’le, rest or sleep, In darkness an’ the muckle deep; An’ mind beside The herd that on the hills o’ sheep Has wandered wide.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
"Its in vain to fecht wi' him," whispered Carey into the ear of John Monilaws.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
There were three lords birling at the wine, On the Dowie Dens of Yarrow; They made a compact them between, They would go fecht to-morrow.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull
Well, well, I canna fecht wi' ye, for I'm no the man I was once.
From Young Barbarians by Ian Maclaren
Now," said Speug, speaking from halfway up the stair, "we'll start with thae balls for a beginnin', and wi' them we'll fecht our way out to the open.
From Young Barbarians by Ian Maclaren
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