Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A dialectal form of
parlous .
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Examples
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Father Bowles might be in a "parlish" state; but as to all supporters of bishops and the heathenish custom of fixed prayers -- whether they wore black gowns or no -- "a man mut hae his doots."
Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II Humphry Ward 1885
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And it's parlish odd I've not lived marraless iver sin '. "
The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Hall Caine 1892
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