shouldna
[ shood-nuh ]
Scot.
contraction of should not.
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How to use shouldna in a sentence
"Few folk are—few folk are, Mr. Butler, though I say it that shouldna say it," returned Bartoline with great delight.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2, Illustrated | Sir Walter ScottYe're ondootiful, ye're disrespectfu', ye're maist ilka thing ye shouldna be; there's but ae thing I thocht ye were not—a coward.
Bob, Son of Battle | Alfred OllivantNo, I wouldnaI'd niver leave theetha'd be as miserable as sin, shouldna ta, my duck?
The White Peacock | D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceYet they're fowk to be prood o', an' we shouldna let them overdo the thing, nor run into debt; na, na.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie"Yo' shouldna speak so o' your dad, David," reproved the other as severely as was in her nature.
Bob, Son of Battle | Alfred Ollivant
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