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Definition of Hirples
1. hirple [v] - See also: hirple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hirples
Literary usage of Hirples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1897)
"20; 'November hirples o'er the lea,' i. 303. 5; 'he hirples ... 4; 'he boasts
and he hirples,' iii. 93. 15. ..."
2. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"... November hirples o'er the lea," 99 ... an' lap like daft," 100 ; "he hirples
twa-fauld as he dow," 212 ..."
3. The Letters of Algernon Charles Swinburne by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Edmund Gosse, Thomas James Wise (1918)
"0 ye'll take out yon hoodless man, That hirples on the marl; 1 thought it were
my love, Hynd Robert, ..."
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