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  • 'Nay, nay,' says Wilson, 'it'll be past jookin' when the heed's off.

    The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Hall Caine 1892

  • "Na, laird, I'm not better; an 'what's more, I'll not be better till my heed's under the sod."

    The Eagle Cliff 1859

  • 'She thinks she's missus a ready, and she's allays for carrying in t' milk since t 'rhumatiz cotched my shouther i' t 'back end; and when she says "Yea," it's as much as my heed's worth to say "Nay."'

    Sylvia's Lovers — Complete Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

  • 'She thinks she's missus a ready, and she's allays for carrying in t' milk since t 'rhumatiz cotched my shouther i' t 'back end; and when she says "Yea," it's as much as my heed's worth to say "Nay."'

    Sylvia's Lovers — Volume 2 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837

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