yill
Americannoun
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The beginning lines are— "There's braw yill, Down at the mill, Bab at the bowster," &c.
From Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
There are several local additions to this saying, such as "Dunse dings a' for braw lads and drucken wives;" "for gude yill and bonnie lasses," &c.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
"Na, na," said Betty, "far frae that; I only want your kin' han' to get in yill again as they can drink."
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829 by Various
Her bread it’s to bake,her yill is to brew;My sister’s a widow,and sair do I rue.
From A Collection of Ballads by Lang, Andrew
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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