deil
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It wad tak the deil himsel to deal wi' a horse-couper.'
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various
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
“Ow, ay, he is just a parfect Goliath o’ conceit, but he isna the man to hold the deil, for a’ his talk.”
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
"Noo, my lord," says the widow, "I'm sure the deil a morsel o' breakfast ye hae gotten the day yet—for it's no aboon seven o'clock; sae ye'll just tak a mouthfu wi' me."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
The deil tak their louping hearts into his hand for silly gawkies; if they werena a' red-wood about lads, they wadna heed me a whistle.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
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