Lexicographical Neighbors of Routhie
Literary usage of Routhie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"Its ye hae wooers mony ane, And lassie, ye're but young ye ken ; Then wait a wee,
and cannie wale, A routhie butt, ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Had I the wyte t A routhie butt, a routhie ben : . '-.In simmer when \ But ay
I'm eerie they I Wan t and Hunger] come ben. О when she cam ben she bobbed fu' ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"Plentiful, S. Then wait a wee, und canic wale A routhie butt, a rout hi- ben.
Bunts, iv. 319. ROUTH, adj. Plentiful, South of S. " The rusticity of their ..."
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