Highlandman

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“Little; for the drubbing of a Highlandman is a thing not worth mentioning.”

The Fair Maid of Perth 2008
“The creature,” so he continued to call the Highlandman,

Rob Roy 2005
` ` The creature, 'so he continued to call the Highlandman,

Rob Roy 1887
It's ill getting the breeks aff the Highlandman is a proverb that savours very strong of a Lowland Scotch origin.

Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874
"Little; for the drubbing of a Highlandman is a thing not worth mentioning."

The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801
"The creature," so he continued to call the Highlandman, "contrived to let me ken there wad be danger in gaun near the leddy till he came back, and bade me stay here.

Rob Roy — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
"The creature," so he continued to call the Highlandman, "contrived to let me ken there wad be danger in gaun near the leddy till he came back, and bade me stay here.

Rob Roy — Complete Walter Scott 1801
Highlandman? — or the impertinent brute that wants to be thought a boatswain? — or which of them all is it? —

Saint Ronan's Well 2008
A Highlandman has a long memory for the like of that.

The Fair Maid of Perth 2008
“Like it?” said the Duke, whose good-nature anticipated what was to follow, — “cakes and cheese are a dinner for an emperor, let alone a Highlandman.”

The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007