sicht
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ah was fair jumpin’ wi’ joy at the sicht, when a hale salvo o’ screechin’ projes cam bang inta the fo’c’sl.
From Sea-Hounds by Freeman, Lewis R.
In ordinary circumstances, this wad hae been a provokin aneugh sicht to her, but a glimpse at the same instant o' the dreadfu ruin within made it appear but a sma' matter indeed.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
Oh, sir, it was a sad sicht to me!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
He daredna open his een, for fear he might be scared by some awesome sicht.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
There’s Charles Dickson says that the very sicht o’ my uniform rouses his dander so muckle that it makes him break windows, though a peaceably-disposed man till I was appointed.
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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