2. Noun. (plural of sawney) ¹
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Definition of Sawneys
1. sawney [n] - See also: sawney
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sawneys
Literary usage of Sawneys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1826)
"Sawneys we :tre, and Sawneys will we die. We never will screw up our mouths to
call a flae a flee—nor shall we ever, in the universal degeneracy of the ..."
2. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"He has no patience with the Prince and " that Cole" assembling Sawneys from all
parts of the land, till you can't get along Picca- ilsi. dilly. ..."
3. George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals by George Eliot (1885)
"... and " that Cole " assembling Sawneys from all parts of the land, till you
can,t get along Piccadilly. He has been worn to death with bores all summer, ..."
4. A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the Best and Most Ancient Copies by Ambrose Philips (1723)
"... And Jemmy wring my Hands too, But when Sawney darts his Eyes, I yield what he
commands to : Sawneys won, I am quite undone, He makes my Soul to ..."
5. George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals by George Eliot, John Walter Cross (1885)
"He has no patience with the prince and " that Cole " assembling Sawneys from all
parts of the land, till you can't get along Piccadilly. ..."
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