howdie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of howdie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
And a merry mouse in a mill, With a howdie crowdie, &c. &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various
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