howdie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of howdie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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
It seems to me," said the flustered howdie, "that it was but last night that I left for Keppoch.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
There's mirth among the kin when the howdie cries "A son."
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
The howdie, or midwife, was a person of much consequence.
From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary
I was at my wits' en', For Tibbie the howdie was fou, An' e'en had I got her to traivel the road What use was she mair than the soo?
From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David
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