deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Met ye the deil On the braes o’ Culloden?
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
Met ye the deil On the braes o' Culloden?
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 by Various
And wha the deil cares whether ye like me or no?
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
Monk has gotten his heel fairly on their necks; so that deil a ane o' them can wag either tongue or finger.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
"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.
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