gowd
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Passenger Manas Gowd tells The Associated Press he was looking out the window when the plane lurched back from the gate and he felt a “very unnatural thump.”
From Washington Times
"O I was sworn sae late yestreen, And not by ae aith, but by many; And for a' the gowd in fair Scotland, I dare na take ye through to Annie."
From Project Gutenberg
Never a handfu' missing, tho' the chap he cursed and swore an' took on, the mout ha' been eauts o' gowd!
From Project Gutenberg
I wantnae lands and rents at hame, I'll ask nae gowd frae thee; I am possess'd o' riches great, Hae fifty ploughs and three; Likewise fa's heir to ane estate185 At the foot o' Benachie.
From Project Gutenberg
When Thomas came before the king, He glanced like the fire; His hair was like the threads o' gowd,45 His eyes like crystal clear.
From Project Gutenberg
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