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yill

American  
[yil] / jɪl /

noun

Scot.
  1. ale.


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"Weel, man, here's to ye, Andy—ou, man, but this yill is extraordinar' gude."

From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"That's no true," exclaimed the child; "the muckle black kist is fou' o' the bottles o' yill that my mither sat up a' nicht brewing for the fair."

From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell

"Some will spend, and some will spare, And wilfu' folk maun hae their will; Syne as ye brew, my maiden fair, Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill."

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

Only, however, we must get an additional pint of yill from the clachan; you know this is my last evening with you, and was to be a merry one at any rate.”

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative by Wilson, John Mackay

Sine as ye brew, my maiden fair, Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill.

From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Brontë, Anne

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