10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPPERNOITY»
Discover the use of
cappernoity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cappernoity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Cappernoity, crabbed ; peevish. Capul, horse ; in a more limiud sense, work-
horse. Carfuffled, curfufflcd, rnjjlcd ; rumpled. Carle, churl ; gruff old man. Carline,
carling, the feminine of carle. Carriage, horse-and-cart serrier. Carried, in
nubibus ...
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St. Ronan's Well. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. i.e. Sir ...
answered Mrs. Pott ; “ the cappernoity, old, girning ale-wife, may wait long
enough or I forward it—She'll not lose the letters that come to her by the King's
post, and she must go on troking wi' the old carrier, as if there was no post-house
in the ...
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
Crabbed, ill-tempered, S. " The cappernoity, old, girning alewife may wait long
enough or I forward it." St. Ronan, iii. 11 9. Gyrnin' Gyte, an ill-natured, peevish
child, S.B. Girnigo-gibbie, s. Of the same sense with Girnigo, S. Picken, however,
...
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The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott: Peveril of the peak, ...
answered Mrs Pott ; “ the cappernoity, old, girning ale-wife, may wait long enough
or I forward it—She'll not loose the letters that come to her by the king's post, and
she must go on trokiug Wi' the old carrier, as if there was no post-house in the ...
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Waverley Novels: St. Ronan's Well ; [2]
answered Mrs Pott; “the cappernoity, old, girning alewife, may wait long enough
or I forward it—She'll not loose the letters that come to her by the King's post, and
she must go on troking wi' the old carrier, as if there was no posthouse in the ...
Caickling, cackling. Cailliachs. (Gael.) old woCapercailzie, the great cock of the
wood. Cap, wooden vessel for holding food or liquor. Cappie, diminutive of cap.
Cappernoity, crabbed; peevish. Capul, horse; m a more limited sense work-horse
.
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The Cabinet dictionary of the English language
Cappie, diminutive of cap, Cappernoity, crabbed ; peevish. b ; itey^ j cope-stone ;
key-atone. Carl or carle, a churl ; a gruff old the feminine of Carle! Carritch,
camtchcs, a catechism. Carse, low and productive land commonly near a river.
Carry ...
Sae Wee! acquaint wi' simple nature; Sac gay, sue easy, an' sac rarity, Sae
cappernoity an' sae canty ! For when I sing your sangs sae gay, To lasses at the
hught or hay, They blush, an' smurtlin', owne they like them, The thoughts they ...
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The Surgeon's Daughter, and Castle Dangerous
Cappernoity, crabbed ; peevish. Capul, horse ; in a more limited sense, work-
liorse. Carfuffled, curfuffled, ruffled ; rumpled. Carle, churl ; gruff old man. Carline,
carling, the feminine of carle. Carriage, horse-and-cart service. Carried, in
nubibus ...
Cappernoity, crabbed ; peevish. Capul, horse; in a more limited sense work-
horse. Carfuffled, curfuffled, ruffiedirum- pled. Carle, churl; gruff old man. Carline,
carling, the feminine of carle. Carriage, horse-and-cart service. Carried, in
nubibus ...
