Lexicographical Neighbors of Stowlins
Literary usage of Stowlins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"... by stealth, stealthily, or stolen moments unobserved, or expecting to be
unobserved. Rob stowlins pried her ..."
2. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"And Scotia! while thy rantin' lunt Is mirk and moop with gowans fine, I'll stowlins
pit my unco brunt. An' cleek my duds for auld lang syne. Unknown. ..."
3. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"There's nane sail ken, there's nane sail guess, What brings me back the gate
again ; But she my fairest faithfu' lass, And stowlins we sail meet again. ..."
4. Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect by Robert Burns (1824)
"... Till white in ase they're sobbin: Nell's heart was dancin at the view, She
whisper'd Rob to leuk for't: Rob, stowlins, prie'd her bonnie mou, ..."
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