teind
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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And never would I tire, Janet, In fairy-land to dwell; But aye, at every seven years, They pay the teind to hell; And I'm sae fat and fair of flesh, I fear 'twill be mysell!
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
As already stated, King Alexander II. granted the teind of his duties of Auchterarder, and, by a subsequent charter, amongst other grants he confirmed the grant of these churches to Inchaffray.
From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.
"Had I but had the wit yestreen That I have got to-day, I'd paid the Fiend seven times his teind Ere you'd been won away."
From More English Fairy Tales by Batten, John Dickson
"Had I but had the wit yestreen That I hae coft this day, I'd hae paid my teind seven times to hell, Ere you'd been won away!"
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
The dread messenger had arrived who was to exact 'the teind for hell.'
From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf
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