neuk
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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She put the spinning-wheel into the neuk window-stand and the woo-wheel against the wall.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
He made a bit whamlin' run, an' deil tak' me gin he didna jam himself intil a neuk atween twa rocks, an' there the dour beggar bade an' sulkit.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Forbes, Archibald
Sit ye doon there by the chimla neuk, till I mask ye a dish o' tay.
From The Marquis of Lossie by MacDonald, George
And she had sae muckle to say and speir aboot, that at last we had to tak doon buiks, and I had to clear a neuk o' the table.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George
Regaining some momentary composure, the girl turned her eyes once more aside and looked through the neuk window towards the south.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
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