howdie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of howdie
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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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 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
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
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
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
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