howdie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of howdie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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
But saw ye ne'er some pingein' bairn As weak as a pitaty-par'n' - Less used wi' guidin' horse-shoe airn Than steerin' crowdie - Packed aff his lane, by moss an' cairn, To ca' the howdie.
From Underwoods by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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
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 Wilson, John Mackay
But saw ye ne’er some pingein’ bairn As weak as a pitaty-par’n’— Less �sed wi’ guidin’ horse-shoe aim Than steerin’ crowdie— Packed aff his lane, by moss an’ cairn, To ca’ the howdie.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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