deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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"May the deil fly awa' wi' the hail pack o' them!" said he, almost blubbering with excitement and indignation.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 by Various
The deil hae me, but this beats a'!
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
"Bonny wark," he cried, "deil burn me gin I listed for this!"
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
"Na," said the poor man, "the Bible tells ye that if ye resist the deil he flees frae ye, but if ye resist her she flees at ye."
From Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories by Chambers, F. W.
Na, na, lad, I'm no the deil," cried he in answer; "but an I war, I wad let ye see a stramash!
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by Hogg, James
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