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straik
▪ I. straik, n.1 Sc. and north. (streɪk) Also 9 strake, straike, straick. [f. straik v.] † 1. by straik: by ‘straiked’ or levelled (as distinguished from heaped) measure. Also attrib. in straik measure. Sc. Obs.1549 Extracts Aberd. Reg. (1844) I. 264 That frathinfurth na maner of malt nor beir that ...
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Yoal
There are six boards to the construction of a yoal, they are from the keel up, the gabbard straik; the Hassen Straik; the lower sool; the upper sool; the sand straik, and the upper wup.
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straw brede
† straw brede Obs. Also 6 Sc. straybrede. [f. straw n.1 + brede n.2] = prec.14.. Guy Warw. 8149 Nother flewe a strawe brede. 1508 Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen 234 Scho suld not stert for his straik a stray breid of erd.
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Camus Cross
the schank and thee bone of any reasonable man of this age, the harne pan gryte, and vanted the palme bread of ane hand thearof, quhilk had beine the straik
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broadlings
† ˈbroadling, ˈbroadlings, adv. Obs. In 3 bredlinge, 6 Sc. braid-, breadlingis, 7 bradelings. [f. broad a. + -lings.] Broadwise, with the broad or flat side; extended, flat; broadly.c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 61 He wile smite bredlinge mid swuerde and brisen, oðer mid egge and cleuen. 1535 Stewart Cron...
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The Silver Mistress
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Modesty Blaise
Willie Garvin
Sir Gerald Tarrant
Henry Quinn
Lady Janet Gilliam
Colonel Jim Straik
Mr. Sexton
Angelica "Angel"
Clare McTurk
Lucy Straik
René Vaubois
Weng
Radio Adaptation
The Silver Mistress was broadcast as a five-episode adaptation on
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platlings
† ˈplatlings, adv. Obs. [f. plat a. + -lings: see -ling2.] Flat, flatly, flatlings.1447 O. Bokenham Seyntys (Roxb.) 69 He home went on to his plas And fel down platlyngys sorwyng hevely. 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 329 Sic ane straik vpoun him sone scho set, Quhill that scho feld him platlingis on...
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Patrick Hamilton (poet)
Last June in which to Dunce we bad adieu
And without straik of sword, we did our foes subdue
He did not like the news of the Covenanter success in the
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thropple
▪ I. thropple, thrapple, n. Sc. and north. dial. (ˈθrop(ə)l, ˈθrap(ə)l) Forms: α. 4–6 throppill, 6 -il, -el, 6–8 throple, 7 throp(p)ell, 6– thropple. β. 8– Sc. dial. thrapple. [In use from 14th c. chiefly in the North. Origin obscure: its date is against its being an altered form of throttle n. A co...
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Muckle Jock Milburn
My fore-elder was then sore beset with the twa Scots, till he gat a straik at them with his swaird, and garred his heid spang alang the heather like an
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rowth
▪ I. † rowth Sc. Obs. Also routh. [f. row v.1 + -th1. Cf. OE. rówet, réwet.] 1. Rowing.c 1425 Wyntoun Cron. vi. 2114 (Wemyss), Toward þe north þe traid haldand, Ouþer with saill or routh passand. 1467 Reg. Dunfermline (Bann. Cl.) 359 Þe man..passis vp and set owre þare nettis with routh with a tow o...
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witherwards
† ˈwitherwards, adv. Sc. Obs. rare. [f. wither-1 + -wards.] = withershins.1624 Orkney Witch Trial in Abbotsford Club Misc. I. 144 To..gang thryse woderwardis about the kow, and straik hir in the left syd. 1643 in Dalyell Superst. of Scot. (1834) 459 [He] yeid about his hous twys or thrys witherwardi...
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That Hideous Strength
Others escape and wander to the Head, where Filostrato is sacrificed, Wither kills Straik, and Wither is killed by a bear. Reverend Straik – the "Mad Parson". He believes that any sort of power is a manifestation of God's will.
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strickle
▪ I. strickle, n. (strɪk(ə)l) Forms: α. 1 stricel, -il, 5 strik-, strykylle, -elle, strykkell, 6–7 strikle, 7 stricle, 7– strickle. β. 6 strichell, stritchill, 7–8 stritchel(l, 7–9 strichel. γ. 7–8 stricklace, 8–9 strickless, 9 stric(k)les, -liss, strecless, strikeless. [OE. stricel (? also *stricel...
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chesboll
† ˈchesboll Obs. Forms: 5 chesbowlle, chesebolle, chessebolle, 5–6 chesboll(e, 6 chesboull, cheseboule, Sc. chasbolle, 6–7 chesboule, cheesebowl(e, Sc. chesbow, 7 chessboll, cheesbowl, cheeseboul, Sc. chasbow. [Cited in Promp. Parv. and by a number of authors as cheese-bowl, supposed to have some re...
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