lassie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lassie
Example Sentences
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"That lassie could have been totally saved," she said.
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She added that "hundreds of lassies had reported him, but they wouldn't listen".
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"Most of these lassies are like sisters to me now," she said.
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"I tell young guys and young lassies, 'Watch your drinking because, I'm telling you, it's killing me'," he said.
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She told me her sister was always called Ellen and that she was "a good-looking lassie. She loved it up the dancing."
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