sicht
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"I have just been lookin at the weddin which has passed," answered the grocer; "an' sic a braw sicht hasna been seen in the village for mony a day."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
A fearsome sicht I ken, lads, and the largest wolf I ever saw in all my days in the bush.
From Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail The Mountain Boys in the Canada Wilds by Boone, Silas K.
I only came to warn ye, so that you may have time tae put your hides way oot o’ their sicht when they come.
From Rim o' the World by Fischer, Anton Otto
Roun’ his hairy form there was naething seen, But a philabeg o’ the rashes green, An’ his knotted knees play’d aye knoit between; What a sicht was Aiken-drum!
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
Eh, mon!" said Muir, lapsing into the broad Scotch he was so fond of using when enjoying himself, "ye'll see the sicht o' yer life the day.
From Alaska Days with John Muir by Young, Samual Hall
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