ilka
[ il-kuh ]
adjectiveChiefly Scot.
every; each.
Origin of ilka
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How to use ilka in a sentence
A picnic is whaur ye hae onything ye fancy to eat; gude things ye wullna be haein' ilka day, ye mind.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonBut, alas, they soon discovered that "maist ilka body" did not know the little dog, as they had so confidently supposed.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor AtkinsonHavers, lassie, ye're aye seein' Bobby i' ilka Hielan' terrier, an' there's mony o' them aboot.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson"Let ilka man blaw his ain parritch," said Seth Jamieson doggedly, coming to a dead stop.
The Mystery of Cloomber | Arthur Conan Doyle"Ower mony maisters," quo' the puddock to the harrow, when ilka tooth gied her a tug.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander Hislop
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