kiaugh
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kiaugh
First recorded in 1780–90; of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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His clean hearth-stane, his thriftie Wifie’s smile, The lisping infant prattling on his knee, Does a’ his weary kiaugh and care beguile, An’ makes him quite forget his labour and his toil.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
A' has the sound of a in all; pronounce kiaugh something like kee-owch', giving the ch a harsh, guttural sound.
From Selections from Five English Poets by Litchfield, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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