10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTRAIP»
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cantraip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns
Camztlie, cannily, quietly, prudently, cautiously: 'cannilie he hums them,' 'cannilyI
keekit ben,' ' cannily steal on a bonie moor-hen.' Cant-1e, cheerful, lively, jolly,
merry [very many examples]. Cantrm'p, (1) magic: 'by cantraip wit," cantraip ...
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Jamieson's Dictionary of Scots: The Story of the First ...
A comparison of the entries for CANTRAIP in the Dictionary, Abridgement, and
Supplement shows how Iamieson revised his entries between 1808 and 1825, to
take account of new literary sources. The Dictionary gives a single sense for ...
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Occasional Writers: Bringing the Past Forward
"Occasional Writers: Bringing the Past Forward" is the work of the Past/Forward memoir group based in Charleston, Illinois.
Past/Forward Memoir Group, Marty Gabriel, Jane Cavins Gilbert, 2011
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St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature: Volume 3, ...
tippeny twopenny ale towzie tyke shaggy dog Fair play to be fair gart them skirl
made them shriek boddle sixth of a penny cantraip slight magic skill urinnock-
bunker window-seat span-lang hand-span sized cleekit linked arms beldams old
...
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A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and ...
Their sighan, cantan, grace.proud faces, To Rev. J. M'Math. Cantraip [a charm,
spell, incantat.ion]. By cantraip wit, Is instant made no worth a louse Add. to the
Deil. it. Some cantraip hour. By some sweet elf I ll yet be dinted, Ep. to Maj. Logan
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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
Thence, mystic knots mak great abuse, On Toung-Guidmen, fond, keen, an'
croose ; When the best wark-lume i' the house, By cantraip wit, Is instant made no
worth a louse Just at the bit. When thowes dissolve the snawy hoord, An' float the
...
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The Poems & Songs of Robert Burns: With a Life of the ...
... Caird, a tinker Cairn, a loose heap of stones Calf-ward, a small enclosure_ for
calves Callan, a ho Callar, frcs , sound, re_freshing Canie or cannie, gentle, mild,
dezterous Cannilie, dexterousl gently Cantie, or canty, c eerjul, merry Cantraip, ...
Robert Burns, Hamilton Paul, 1819
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The Works: In Four Volumes
Runway. Cantraip. A charm, a spell. “ a witch that for sma' price Can cast her
cantraips and gie me advice.” Ramsay. Cap-starts. Cape-stone, topmost stone of
the building. “ Has laid the cape-stane 0' them a'.” - .8. Wilson. Car. A rustic cart
with ...
Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham, 1835
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Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song: With Historical and ...
Many marvels would be related in this place of these cantraip dames, had not the
genius of discretion, at this critical moment, overshadowed the Editor and his
papers, whispering in his ear,— ' I rede ye speak Iowne, lest Kimmer should hear
...
Robert Hartley Cromek, 1810
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTRAIP»
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cantraip is used in the context of the following news items.
Robbie Burns: poet by day, witch hunter by night
... open presses, That shaw'd the Dead in their last dresses; And (by some devilish cantraip [magic] sleight), Each in its cauld hand held a light.”. «Rocky Mountain Outlook, Nov 14»
Video exclusive: Karen Dunbar performing Tam O'Shanter
And (by some devilish cantraip sleight). Each in its cauld hand held a light. By which heroic Tam was able. To note upon the haly table,. «Herald Scotland, Jan 13»
