Lexicographical Neighbors of Spavie
Literary usage of Spavie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Na, even i ho' limpan wi' the spavie Frae door tae door. . Second Ep. to Davie.
She's a' bedevil'd wi1 the spavie. . . . The Inventory. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1821)
"... The Doctor act, in case of inward pains— Most skilful he in boils and ankle
sprains— The bats to cure, the ring-worm, and the spavie ..."
3. The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on by Robert Burns, James Currie (1835)
"... But for the Muse, she'll ne'er leave ye, Tho' e'er eae poor, Na, even tho'
limpin* wi' the spavie Frae door tae door. ON MY EARLY DAYS. ..."
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