howdie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of howdie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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And a merry mouse in a mill, With a howdie crowdie, &c. &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various
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 Parton, James
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 Holmes, Daniel Turner
Malcolm looked about, and replied, pressing Duncan's arm, and speaking in a low voice, far less audible than his whisper, "There's naebody near, daddy—naebody but the howdie wife."
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
Jenny cried, wi' blushing cheeks, 'Eneugh! we've seen the Skipper's breeks, Sic zeal may weel become a howdie, I draw the line at breeks,' quo' Jenny Braidie.
From A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews by Flint, Violet
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