Lexicographical Neighbors of Camstane
Literary usage of Camstane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bards of Angus and the Mearns: An Anthology of the Counties by Alan Reid (1897)
"Some of his poetry is of considerable merit ; but his best production is that
referred to, and which it is a pleasure to reproduce here. THE camstane LADDIE ..."
2. The Works of Grace Kennedy by Grace Kennedy (1827)
"Well, well, let us see the besoms and camstane," said the young officer, insolently.
The door was opened, and nothing to be sure was there to be seen, ..."
3. Guy Mannering: Or the Astrologer by Walter Scott (1878)
"... and in the other a pail of whiting, or camstane, as it is called, mixed with
water —a circumstance which indicates Saturday night in Edinburgh. ..."
4. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1886)
"The author of several very tender and touching poems, including " The camstane
Laddie," and "The Shifter's Lament," of more than local fame, ..."
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