pettle
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of pettle
Example Sentences
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Imprimis, then, for carriage cattle, I hae four brutes o' gallant mettle, As ever drew afore a pettle.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
Imprimis, then, for carriage cattle, I have four brutes o’ gallant mettle, As ever drew afore a pettle.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
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