thrang
Britishnoun
verb
adjective
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crowded; busy
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engaged or occupied; busy
Etymology
Origin of thrang
Scot variant of throng
Example Sentences
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"I should have thowt as thou'd have been in the thick of the thrang thysel', Mercy, carryin' on the war."
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
"And what would I do while you were thrang at that laal job?" asked the peddler.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
Upon a bonnie day in June, When wearing thro’ the afternoon, Twa dogs that were na thrang at hame Forgather’d ance upon a time.
From The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier by A.W. Drayson
Ye canna get leave to thrive for thrang.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
"I was sa thrang with all their bodderments, that I don't know as I didna forget it."
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
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