scaur
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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List'ning the doors an' winnocks rattle; I think me on the ourie cattle, Or silly sheep, wha bide this brattle O' winter war, And thro' the drift, deep-lairing sprattle, Beneath a scaur!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
I had tales of Claverhouse as we came through the bogs, and tales of the devil as we came over the top of the scaur.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Each cliff and scaur of the narrow gorge flung back the ringing sound till the sharp reverberations stirred the whole defile.
From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.
Once, some years ago, I was out pig-hunting, and killed a big one just on the top of that scaur.
From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by Hay, William Delisle
There were green spaces among the heather where the fairies danced, and every scaur and linn had its own familiar spirit.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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