yestreen
Americannoun
adverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of yestreen
Example Sentences
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Ech!" he exclaimed; "I thocht it was a heavy kin' o' bundle when I carried it in till her yestreen.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward
Sae loud I hear ye lie; For Percy had not men yestreen, To dight my men and me.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
The fact is, everybody about the house kens o' the muirburn that the mistress rais'd on you yestreen, for takin' up wi' Miss Migummery.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
"O I was sworn sae late yestreen, And not by ae aith, but by many; And for a' the gowd in fair Scotland, I dare na take ye through to Annie."
From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various
Not vain the trial, nor in vain thy victory hath been; God favours thee, for that my pain thou didst relieve yestreen.
From Mediaeval Tales by Morley, Henry
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