Lexicographical Neighbors of Howdie
Literary usage of Howdie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Whistle-binkie: A Collection of Songs for the Social Circle by John Donald Carrick, Alexander Rodger, David Robertson (1890)
"The sweat was hailin' owre her brow, An' she was dancin' fiddler foo, The sweat
like sleet, fa'in' frae her brow, The auld drucken howdie. ..."
2. Whistle-Binkie: Or, The Piper of the Party: Being a Collection of Songs for by John Donald Carrick, Alexander Rodger, David Robertson (1878)
"Ne'er a preen she cared for Bet, Cared for Bet, cared for Bet— Roar, she might,
like rivers met, The auld drucken howdie. When the wean was brought to licht ..."
3. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"howdie or howdie-wife, a midwife, an accoucheuse. This word is preferable to ...
Nae howdie gets a social night Or plack frae them. —BURNS : Scotch Drink. ..."
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