stane
Americannoun
noun
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I’ve been asleep—in a traunce—in a stupor—like a toad in a stane, for a’ these years, an’ have come to life this verra day!”
From Seven Frozen Sailors by Fenn, George Manville
You that made the heaven and the earth and all that in them is, can You no set fire to some wet whins, or change this stane into a mill-dam?”
From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
She set her foot on her door step, A bonny marble stane, And carried him to her chamber, O'er him to make her mane.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
He hasna broken her bonny castell, That was weel biggit wi' lime and stane; Nor has he stown her rich jewels,35 For I wat she has them every ane.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
Belinkin was as gude a mason As e'er pickt a stane; He built up Prime Castle, But payment gat nane.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Then he staned the cats that cam' rinnin' to beg for milk an' cheese—cats that never war clodded afore.
From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
The boy's no' partial-like to ministers—ye'll excuse me for sayin'—ever since he fell oot wi' the minister's loon, and staned him aff the Drumquhat grund.
From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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