breekless

He was pleased to inform me, as if he had been bringing the finest news imaginable, ` ` that the Hielands were clean broken out, every man o 'them, and that Rob Roy, and a' his breekless bands, wad be down upon Glasgow or twenty-four hours o 'the clock gaed round.' '

Rob Roy 1887

As the fishing is strictly monopolized, I should not wonder if these breekless, boatless fishermen were poaching.

The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland Margaret Moran Dixon McDougall 1862

They stood bolt upright, square to the fore, in the position of '' tention, 'their naked toes disposed at an angle of 60º, with fingers close to the seams of their breeches (when not breekless), heads up and eyes front.

To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Richard Francis Burton 1855

He was pleased to inform me, as if he had been bringing the finest news imaginable, "that the Hielands were clean broken out, every man o 'them, and that Rob Roy, and a' his breekless bands, wad be down upon Glasgow or twenty-four hours o 'the clock gaed round."

Rob Roy — Complete Walter Scott 1801

He was pleased to inform me, as if he had been bringing the finest news imaginable, "that the Hielands were clean broken out, every man o 'them, and that Rob Roy, and a' his breekless bands, wad be down upon Glasgow or twenty-four hours o 'the clock gaed round."

Rob Roy — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801

Hielands were clean broken out, every man o’ them, and that Rob Roy, and a’ his breekless bands, wad be down upon Glasgow or twenty-four hours o’ the clock gaed round.”

Rob Roy 2005

a pistol, he became almost friendly; from friendly he became aggrieved, moaning over the insult that a breekless Highlander had put on him; then the sentimental mood seized him, and he wept maudlin tears over the ingratitude and neglect shown to him by his superior officers; finally, in the attempt to sing a most dolorous song, he rolled off his seat and lay on his back, snorting.

Stories of the Border Marches Jeanie Lang