lassie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lassie
Example Sentences
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Leathem later told the owner of a nearby hairdresser who had peered in that "the lassie didn't turn up" and he "had a nose bleed".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2016
Whether she is frolicking outdoors at age three, flashing a winning smile at five, hugging a jubilant boyfriend -- Prince William -- on their joint graduation day, Britain's future queen is an irresistible lassie.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2011
John Anderson, my jo, John My Bonnie Mary Jean, the lassie I lo'e best The lovely Mary Morison By which of these epithets is Burns not in fact known?
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2011
“What a wonderful, bubbly lassie, full of such light,” he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2010
Pull yourself together, lassie, you’re a Wallace and a Stuart!
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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