poortith
noun
Scot a variant of puirtith
Nearby words
- poorish,
- poorly,
- poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma,
- poorness,
- poort,
- pooterish,
- pootle,
- poove,
- pop,
- pop art
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Examples from the Web for poortith
His wit gat wings and would hae flown, but pinchin' poortith pu'd him down.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander HislopI agree with you that my song, "There's nought but care on every hand," is much superior to "Poortith Cauld."
The Letters of Robert Burns|Robert BurnsMay poortith ne'er throw us in the dirt, or gowd into the high saddle.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay