Lexicographical Neighbors of Tawie
Literary usage of Tawie
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)
"tawie [tame, tractable ; that lets itself peaceably be handled]. ... tawie, quiet
an' cannie, A Guid New- Year \j. ..."
2. The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting) by Robert Burns (1886)
"tawie, that allows itself peaceably to be handled (spoken of a cow, horse, &c.).
... tawie, quiet, and cannie. ..."
3. Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns: With Upwards of by John Cuthbertson (1886)
"tawie means the reverse of all this, in short, the mare was tractable, teachable,
which to some may suggest a derivation of the word as probable as any yet ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"61, York Place, Mrs Andrew tawie, of a son. 6. At No. 5, St Andrew Square, Mrs
M'Kcan, of a daughter. 5. At 28, Royal Circus, Edinburgh, Mn La* mont, ..."
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