skeigh
Americanadjective
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(of horses) spirited; inclined to shy.
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(of women) proud; disdainful.
adverb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of skeigh
First recorded in 1500–10; earlier skeich, late Middle English skey, perhaps continuing Old English scēoh shy 2, with sk- from Middle Dutch schu “shy”
Example Sentences
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When thou an' I were young and skeigh, skittish An' stable-meals at fairs were driegh, dull How thou wad prance, an' snore, an' skriegh snort, neigh An' tak the road!
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by William Allan Neilson
John, he cast his head fu' high, Looked asklent and unco' skeigh, Vowed he'd gar James stand abeigh: Ha, ha, the viewin' o't!
From Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems by Thomas Runciman
Maggie coost her head fu' high, Look'd asklent and unco skeigh, Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh; Ha, ha, the wooing o't.
From English Songs and Ballads by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland
Maggie coost her head fu' heigh, Looked asklent and unco skeigh, Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh; Ha, ha, the wooing o't!
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Raymond MacDonald Alden
Maggie coost her head fu' heigh, cast, high Look'd asklent and unco skeigh, askance, very skittish Gart poor Duncan stand abeigh; Made, aloof Ha, ha, the wooing o't.
From Robert Burns How To Know Him by William Allan Neilson
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