drappie
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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We are na fou, we're na that fou, But just a drappie in our e'e; O, my luve is like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June.
From Time Magazine Archive
Asked to explain this lunatic proceeding I could only say that I was sugaring for moths; these airy fairy gentlemen having a very human liking for a "wee drappie o't."
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
May we ne'er want a freend, or a drappie to gie him.
From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman
But I think I may venture to say that a wee drappie o’ soup will no’ hurt the chiel.
From The Voyage of the Aurora by Collingwood, Harry
Jist lea' yer braw haggis for me tae prepare; And as for the dram, if I search the camp roun', We maun hae a drappie tae jist haud it doon.
From Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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