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[Scot] Burns ‘Epist. to J. L*****K’ in Poetical Works (1871) 110: The tapetless, ramfeezl’d hizzie, / She’s saft at best an’ something lazy.
at ramfeezled, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘Epist. to J. L*****K’ in Poetical Works (1871) 110: The tapetless, ramfeezl’d hizzie, / She’s saft at best an’ something lazy.
at rumfoozeled, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘Epistle to J. L*****K’ in Poetical Works (1871) 110: The tapetless, ramfeezl’d hizzie, / She’s saft at best an’ something lazy.
at something, adv.
[Scot] Burns ‘To J.S.’ in Poetical Works (1871) 35: Just now I’ve ta’en the fit o’ rhyme, / My barmie noddle’s working prime.
at barmy, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘Twa Dogs’ in Poetical Works (1871) 6: For thae frank, rantan, ramblan billies, / Fient haet o’ them’s ill-hearted fellows.
at billy, n.1
[Scot] Burns ‘On a Noisy Polemic’ in Poetical Works (1871) 129: O Death, it’s my opinion, / Thou ne’er took such a bleth’ran b-tch, / Into thy dark dominion!
at bitch, n.1
[Scot] Burns ‘A Dream’ in Poetical Works (1871) 43: Young, royal Tarry Breeks, I learn, Ye’ve lately come athwart her.
at tarry-breeks, n.
[Scot] Burns ‘Halloween’ in Poetical Works (1871) 55: While Willie lap, and swoor by jing / ’Twas just the way he wanted.
at jings!, excl.
[Scot] Burns ‘Address to the Devil’ in Poetical Works (1871) 26: O Thou, whatever title suit thee! / Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie.
at old hornie (n.) under old, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘Address to the Devil’ in Poetical Works (1871) 26: O Thou, whatever title suit thee! / Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie.
at old clootie (n.) under old, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘A Dream’ in Poetical Works (1871) 43: Few better were or braver; / And yet, wi’ funny, queer Sir John, / He was an unco shaver For monie a day.
at shaver, n.1
[Scot] Burns ‘Address to the Devil’ in Poetical Works (1871) 28: An’ aft your moss-traversing Spunkies / Decoy the wight that late an’ drunk is: / The bleezan, curst, mischievous monkies / Delude his eyes, / Till in some miry slough he sunk is.
at spunkie, n.
[Scot] Burns ‘Earnest Cry and Prayer’ in Poetical Works (1871) 15: Erskine, a spunkie norland billie; / True Campbells, Frederick an’ Ilay [...] Arouse my boys! exert your mettle.
at spunky, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘The Cotter’s Saturday Night’ in Poetical Works (1871) 66: His thrifty Wifie’s smile.
at wifey, n.
[Scot] Burns ‘Death & Doctor Hornbook’ in Poetical Works (1871) 140: But Doctor Hornbook, wi’ his art And cursed skill, / Has made them baith no worth a f--t.
at not worth a fart, phr.
[Scot] Burns Tam o’Shanter in Works (1842) 98/2: Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious.
at glorious, adj.
[Scot] Burns ‘Epigram on Sad Occasion’ in Poetical Works (1871) 128: O Death, hadst thou but spar’d his life, [...] We freely wad exchang’d the wife [...] Ev’n as he is, cauld in his graff, / The swap we yet will do’t.
at swap, n.
[Scot] Burns ‘Epistle to J.R.’ in Poetical Works (1871) 120: O rough, rude, ready-witted R*****, / The wale o’ cocks for fun an’ drinkin!.
at whale of a... under whale, n.
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