Definition of Hafflins

1. hafflin [n] - See also: hafflin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hafflins

haes
haet
haeted
haeting
haets
haff
haffet
haffets
haffit
haffits
haffle
haffled
haffles
hafflin
haffling
hafflins (current term)
haffs
hafis
hafiz
hafizes
haflis
hafnate
hafnia
hafnian
hafnium
hafniums
hafnon
haft
hafta
haftara

Literary usage of Hafflins

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)
"S- For Gd-sake, Sirs ! then speak her fair, . . Ib. /S. Till when ye speak, ye aiblins blether, [vA,2] . Ib. P. While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak ..."

2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"hafflins, almost or nearly one- half, formed from half and lint, ... While Jeanie hafflins is afraid to speak, Weel pleased the mother hears he's nac wild ..."

3. Masterpieces of British Literature: Ruskin: Macaulay: Brown: Tennyson by Scuddre, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 (1895)
"49. jauk, dally or trifle. 52. gang, go. 56. wha kens, who knows. 57. cam, came. 62. hafflins, partly. 63. nae, no. 64. ben, in. ..."

4. Studies in English and American Literature, from Chaucer to the Present Time by Albert Newton Raub (1882)
"49. jauk, trifle. 56. wha, who. 58. convoy, accompany. 59. wily, cautious. C2. hafflins, partly. 63. nae, no. ANALYSIS. ..."

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