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Definition of Syboes
1. sybo [n] - See also: sybo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syboes
Literary usage of Syboes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Writings of Robert Chambers by Robert Chambers (1847)
"A street cry of the Edinburgh boys— Will yo buy syboes ? ... I winna buy your
syboes, I winna buy your leeks, But I will buy your bonny lassie Another— Wi' ..."
2. Waverley: Or 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott (2001)
"... during which operation the minstrelsy of Davie changed its tune more than
once : — There 's nought in the Highlands but syboes and leeks, ..."
3. Select Writings of Robert Chambers by Robert Chambers (1847)
"A street cry of the Edinburgh boys— Will yo buy syboes ? ... I winna buy your
syboes, I winna buy your leeks, But I will buy your bonny lassie Another— Wi' ..."
4. Waverley: Or 'Tis Sixty Years Since by Walter Scott (2001)
"... during which operation the minstrelsy of Davie changed its tune more than
once : — There 's nought in the Highlands but syboes and leeks, ..."
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