ferlies
- plural of ferly.
Example Sentences
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"What do you mean by ferlies?" asked the marquis.
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
But these particular ferlies, Nie, took the shape of tiny wee shells of all the colours in the rainbow, and funny wee fishes, some not bigger than a pin-point.
From O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas by Stables, Gordon
In saxty years o' care and toil, What ferlies do we see!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
Light down, light down, now, true Thomas, And lean your head upon my knee, Abide and rest a little space, And I will show you ferlies three.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various
Light down, light down, now, true Thomas, And lean your head upon my knee; Abide and rest a little space, 40 And I will shew you ferlies three.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
