nourice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nourice
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at nurse
Example Sentences
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But the nourice was a fause limmer As e’er hung on a tree; She laid a plot wi’ Lamkin, Whan her lord was o’er the sea.
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank
‘O still my bairn, nourice, O still him wi’ the wand!’
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank
"O still my bairn, nourice, O still him wi' the wand!"
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
What ails my bairn, nourice, That he’s greeting sae sair?
From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank
"O scour the bason, nourice, And mak it fair and clean, For to keep this lady's heart's blood,75 For she's come o' noble kin."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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