howdie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of howdie
Origin uncertain
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I was bewildered—the light in the room made my een reel; but I soon came to myself, when I saw a man and Mrs. Kemp the howdie busy rowing something in flannel.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII by John Mackay Wilson
The creeshie rax wi' skelpin' kaes Nae mair the howdie bicker whangs, Nor weanies in their wee bit claes Glour light as lammies wi' their sangs.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton
And a merry mouse in a mill, With a howdie crowdie, &c. &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various
A woman living at Kildonan, on the north shore of Little Loch Broom, and exercising the useful profession of howdie, or midwife, had been summoned to attend a case at Keppoch.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
The creeshie rax wi' skelpin' kaes Nae mair the howdie bicker whangs, Nor weanies in their wee bit claes Glour light as lammies wi' their sangs.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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