chield

‘Aweel, ’ said the postilion, ‘it might be sae—I canna say against it, for I was not in the country at the time; but John Wilson was a blustering kind of chield, without the heart of a sprug.

Chapter XI 1917

'Aweel,' said the postilion, 'it might be sae, I canna say against it, for I was not in the country at the time; but John Wilson was a blustering kind of chield, without the heart of a sprug.'

Guy Mannering — Complete Walter Scott 1801

a blustering kind of chield, without the heart of a sprug. '

Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

a blustering kind of chield, without the heart of a sprug. '

Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete Walter Scott 1801

Wilson was a blustering kind of chield, without the heart of a sprug.’

Guy Mannering 1815

But the father is a dour chield; depend upon it, he has bred up the young filly on the curb-rein, and that has made the poor thing start off the course.

The Surgeon's Daughter 2008

Craig-inguilt just now, he is as likely to be Craig-inperil as ony chield

The Bride of Lammermoor 2008

“Do so, my bonny chield; thou hast sharp ears and eyes, and good will — but take heed — I would not lose thee for two and a plack [an homely Scottish expression for something you value].”

Quentin Durward 2008

See this chield Moniplies, sir, and tell him what we have done for Lord

The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

Where, however, the bursary or scholarship is granted to an employee, or to a relative of an employee (for example, the employee's chield) in consequence of services rendered, the exemption is subject to certain conditions.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1992