grushie
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of grushie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The dearest comfort o' their lives, Their grushie weans an' faithfu' wives; The prattling things are just their pride, That sweetens a' their fire-side.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
The dearest comfort o’ their lives, Their grushie weans an’ faithfu’ wives: The prattling things are just their pride, That sweetens a’ their fire-side....
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
The dearest comfort o' their lives, Their grushie weans an' faithfu' wives; growing The prattling things are just their pride, That sweetens a' their fireside.
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan
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