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- noun Plural form of
haddie .
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Examples
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Interestingly, the argument against assassinating Hitler was that he was making such poor decisions at those levels, and that the decisions would likely be better, regardless of who took over the country if he haddies.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The CIA Plan to Kill Al Qaeda Leaders: 2009
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To be smoked like a red herring or rank Finedon haddies.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings
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The Queen tasted real Scotch fare at breakfast, oatmeal porridge and 'Finnan haddies.'
Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 Anonymous
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Even smoked fish, like kippers or finan haddies, are not equal to the article one gets in Scotland.
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Finnan haddies, left little room for observation on the character of
Humorous Ghost Stories Dorothy Scarborough 1906
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The Queen tasted real Scotch fare at breakfast, oatmeal porridge and 'Finnan haddies.'
Queen Victoria Anonymous 1901
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Monkbarns, when the town council of Fairport wad hae as soon wanted their town-clerk, or their gill of brandy owerhead after the haddies, as they wad hae wanted ilk ane a weel-favoured, sonsy, decent periwig on his pow.
At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History William Andrews 1878
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She tasted oatmeal porridge, which she thought "very good," and "Finnan haddies," of which she gave no opinion, and she was stopped and turned back in her drive by "a Scotch mist."
Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 Sarah Tytler 1870
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He halts, and the burden of his cry is, "There is a large supply of fresh haddies in the market!"
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Archibald Forbes 1869
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"Guid parritch an 'milk, an' brose an 'butter," said Malcolm parenthetically; "-- whiles herrin 'an' yallow haddies."
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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