Lexicographical Neighbors of Thivel
Literary usage of Thivel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"It is not improbable that 7'A«pi/and E. Dibble are radically the same; especially
as A.Bor. thivel is not only rendered, " a stick to stir a pot," but ..."
2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"—Ballad of Proud Lady Margaret. thivel, a cudgel, a large shillelagh. Etymology
unknown. An' for a thivel they did use A sturdy stump o' knotty spruce. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch by Charles Mackay (1888)
"—Ballad of Proud Lady Margaret. thivel, a cudgel, a large shillelagh. Etymology
unknown. An' for a thivel they did use A sturdy stump o' knotty spruce. ..."
4. A Glossary of North Country Words, with Their Etymology, & Affinity to Other by John Trotter Brockett, William Edward Brockett (1846)
"thivel, a smooth stick, used for various purposes of domestic economy ... He's a
queer stick to make a thivel of"—said of an awkward or wayward person. ..."
5. A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use: With Their Etymology, and by John Trotter Brockett (1829)
"thivel, a smooth stick, used for various purposes of domestic economy. ...
He's a queer stick to make a thivel of—said of an unsteady, wayward person. ..."
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