fecht
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- fechter noun
Example Sentences
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"Hursel cam' frae the Heelants to fecht men, and no to be pluff-pluffin' poother at poor lads that are no lang frae the mither's milk."
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
You're unco white about the gills already, but wae worth the rigging o' you if ye dinna fecht.
From Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure by Stables, Gordon
Ye needna be cast doun aboot it; it was a fair stand-up fecht, and ye did yer best.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
And I will tell the Master so, and fecht him, by Cot, himself!”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
"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 Leighton, Alexander
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