Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A Scotch form of
scold .
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Examples
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And the wife she maun get the scull on her back, and awa wi 'the fish to the next burrows-town, and scauld and ban wi'ilka wife that will scauld and ban wi'her till it's sauld --- and that's the gait fisher-wives live, puir slaving bodies.' '
The Antiquary 1845
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[Strikes him.] 2928: Will you be so good, scauld Knaue, as eate it?
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[Strikes him] Will you be so good, scauld knave, as eat it?
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You say very true, scauld knave, when God's will is:
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You say very true, scauld knave, when God’s will is:
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And the wife she maun get the scull on her back, and awa wi 'the fish to the next burrows-town, and scauld and ban wi'ilka wife that will scauld and ban wi'her till it's sauld -- and that's the gait fisher-wives live, puir slaving bodies. "
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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And the wife she maun get the scull on her back, and awa wi 'the fish to the next burrows-town, and scauld and ban wi'ilka wife that will scauld and ban wi'her till it's sauld -- and that's the gait fisher-wives live, puir slaving bodies. "
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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And the wife she maun get the scull on her back, and awa wi’ the fish to the next burrows-town, and scauld and ban wi’ilka wife that will scauld and ban wi’her till it’s sauld — and that’s the gait fisher-wives live, puir slaving bodies.”
The Antiquary 1584
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