wab
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The thrift o' you and the woo o' a dog wad mak a braw wab.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
I gaed up to Dunse, To warp a wab o’ plaiden, At his daddie’s yett, Wha met me but Robin.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
There's the siller," said Duncan, "I got fra yer husband for that wab.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
My mither sent me to the town, To warp a plaiden wab; But the weary, weary warpin o’t Has gart me sigh and sab.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
I coft a stane o' haslock woo', To mak a wab to Johnie o't; For Johnie is my only jo, I loe him best of onie yet.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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