whilk
Britishpronoun
Example Sentences
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I show thae things no as proofs on whilk I mean a’thegither to rest, but only to testify to ye what ye sae weel ken, that what I say is true.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Leighton, Alexander
He was inquyrit to come to him, whilk he refusit, and sweiris that he will indure nothing of him.
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
“And didna ye get the locks, the locks, The locks o’ my ain black hair, Whilk I sent by post, whilk I sent by box, Whilk I sent by the carrier?”
From Rhyme? And Reason? by Carroll, Lewis
She would never even allow that Davie Hume was an atheist, whilk was as clear as that I hae a nose to my face!——
From The Dew of Their Youth by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
The man opened them by means of a whilk shell, which he thrust with violence between the valves, for it is impossible to effect this with the finger only.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von
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