maist
Americanadjective
determiner
Example Sentences
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It's a' fairly come by, master, and the maist part o't came through your ain hands.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
The maist part o' his friends advised him at length to give up the search, as the finding o' the body seemed a thing a'thegither hopeless.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
"Heck, mon," said Jess, "did ye no ken there's ay maist sown o' the best crop?"
From Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories by Chambers, F. W.
“Sy maist dieu,” faict elle, “vous ne perderez riens par moy que ie ne vous rende ou double | mais que y pouez vous,” fait elle, “perdre?”
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
The maist o' them seem no to care a bodle whether their sheep die or live.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
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