Lexicographical Neighbors of Deils
Literary usage of Deils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"... baith the trams are broken: I made a poker o' the spin'Ie, An' my auld mither
brunt the trin'le. For men, I 've three mischievous boys, Run-deils for ..."
2. Whistle-binkie: A Collection of Songs for the Social Circle by John Donald Carrick, Alexander Rodger, David Robertson (1890)
"We're a' deils for drink when we get it for naething; We tak' a' we can, we gie
unco little, For no ane '11 part wi' the reek o' his spittle ; The shool we ..."
3. Whistle-Binkie: Or, The Piper of the Party: Being a Collection of Songs for by John Donald Carrick, Alexander Rodger, David Robertson (1878)
"But deils wi' Court favour we never look blue at, Then let's drink to our new
deil, daft Davie M'Ouat: And lang may he wag baith his tail and his ..."
4. The Kingdom of Kippen: Its History and Traditions by William Chrystal (1903)
"We had deils o' our ain in plenty to grue at, Without makin' a ... We hae deils
that will lie wi' ony deil breathing ; We're a" ..."
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