yill
Americannoun
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"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
"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
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
Sine as ye brew, my maiden fair, Keep mind that ye maun drink the yill.
From The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Brontë, Anne
"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
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