waur
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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"Come ane, come a'," he recklessly cried, when no hope was left, "I carena; four dizzen's nae waur nor ane."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
It was waur than the maist outrageous Gaelic ever spoken in the height o' passion by a Hieland shearer.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
"His bark's waur than his bite—an' that's mair than can be said o' a rat-trap at ony rate."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
Ye micht do waur than tak a step doun to Cardross Castle—it's only about seven or aucht miles frae this, and get a sicht o' the King, an' tell him wha ye are.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
"Tak hame, tak hame, your dochter, madam, For she is ne'er the waur o' me; She cam to me on horseback riding, And she sall gang hame in chariot free."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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