naething
Americannoun
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But it was my mither's wish—an' better land than naething.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
Cruel! why man, the fish kens naething ava, and out o' its ain element, it gets choked in a minute.
From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert
What ken ye o' thae dark things?—I mean there is naething there.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
"That's jist the game, I'm telling ye; ye know naething at a' aboot it!"
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
I ken naething aboot him," replied Janet, "save that his name is Sir Willoughby Somerset, and that he has a great number o' servitors, wham he treats like princes.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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