glaur
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Origin of glaur
C16: of unknown origin
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Up, Niven, or ower late - an' dash Laigh in the glaur that carnal hash; Let spires and pews wi' gran' stramash Thegether fa'; The rumlin' kist o' whustles smash In pieces sma'.
From Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ye'll hae the half o' the gate and a' the glaur.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
The middle o' the road cudna haud the can'le to the paidmints for glaur lest Sabbath.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
Oh the glaur it wis fylin' and crieshin' the grun', When Private McPhee guidit Private McPhun.
From Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
An’ noo the winter winds complain; Cauld lies the glaur in ilka lane; On draigled hizzie, tautit wean An’ drucken lads, In the mirk nicht, the winter rain Dribbles an’ blads.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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