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haffet
[ haf-it ]
noun
- the part of the face above the upper jaw; the cheekbone and temple.
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Hack, a rack for horses or cattle. haffet, side-lock.
Swith, in some beggar’s haffet squattle; There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle Wi’ ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whare horn nor bane ne’er daur unsettle Your thick plantations.
Her een sae bright, her brow sae white, Her haffet locks as brown’s a berry; And ay, they dimpl’t wi’ a smile, The rosy checks o’ bonnie Mary.
Swith! in some beggar's haffet squattle; Quick, temples settle There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle Wi' ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whare horn nor bane ne'er dare unsettle i.e. comb Your thick plantations.
Swith! in some beggar's haffet squattle; There ye may creep, and sprawl, and sprattle, Wi' ither kindred, jumping cattle, In shoals and nations; Whaur horn nor bane ne'er daur unsettle Your thick plantations.
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