gaberlunzie
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gaberlunzie
C16: variant of earlier gaberlungy
Example Sentences
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"That is the man," cried a belted knight, as, having dismounted, he trod forward into the middle of the barn, and pointed to the happy gaberlunzie, who had that instant finished his song.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
Nobody ever found the place out except an old gaberlunzie, and I gave him tuppence not to tell.'
From The Convert by Robins, Elizabeth
He cam' here as a gaberlunzie, and on stating that he was indoctrinated in the sceence o' buttany, his honor garred me employ him.
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
Ochiltree, Edie, a talkative, kind-hearted gaberlunzie who figures a good deal in Scott's "Antiquary."
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
How! how!" answered the gaberlunzie, taking the pipes suddenly frae his mouth—"no let ye dance wi' a decent callant, the bonniest hensure o' the hail menyie!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 by Various
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