10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CURMURRING»
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curmurring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Guts: A Comedy of Manners
"You bastidr shrieked the younger Curmurring. "Cain't you hear what the little
lady just done said? You turn ol' Hank right off or I's'll beat yore teeth right outen
the back of yore skull!" Miranda looked at him gratefully, and he silently thanked
his ...
David Langford, John Grant, 2001
2
The English dialect dictionary
5. 8: Ork.l A person with avery dark complexion and ill-favoured countenance.
CURMUR, .sb. Sc. Irel. [karma'n] The purring of a cat. Lth. The sleepy cur-mar o'
the auld gray poosie cat, Lunsosn Sheep-lread' (1890) 285. Hence Curmurring,
vol.
3
Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
Murmuring; grumbling; sometimes applied to the motion of the intestines which is
produced by slight gripes ; S. A countra laird had ta'en the batts, Or some
curmurring in his guts. Burns, iii. 48. This is one of those rhythmical sort of terms,
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The Complete Works of Robert Burns
Curmurring. murmuring, a slight rumbling noise. A country Laird has taen the
batts, Or some curmurring in his guts. , Cm/pin, the crupper, the rump. The graip
he for a harrow takes, An' haurls at his curpin. Curple, the rear of a person or
animal.
Robert Burns, George Gebbie, James Hunter, 1909
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The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting)
Curmurring, murmuring, a slight rumbling noise. A country Laird has taen the
halts, Or some curmurring in his guts. Curpin, the crupper, the rump. The graip he
for a harrow takes. An' haurls at hi* curpin. Curple, the rear of a person or animal.
Robert Burns, James Hunter (M.A.), George Gebbie, 1886
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A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and ...
And peacefu' raise its ingle reckl That slowly curling clamb the hill, As on the
banks t Her hair is like the curling mist That shades the mountamside at e'en, S.
On Cessnock banks t Curmurring [murmuring, a slight rumbling noise]. Or some ...
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Hence Curmurring, 1/bl. sb. ( 1) a low rumbling or murmuring sound ; (2) a source
of grumbling, annoyance. (1) Se. A glass of brandy to three glasses of wine
prevents the curmurring in the stomach, Scorr Old Mortality (1816) viii. Ayr. A
countra ...
8
The Noctes Ambrosianœ of "Blackwood".
What o' ? Tickler. A battle of cats. "How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon the
slates!" Miss Tabitha having made an assignation with Tom Tortoiseshell, the
feline phenomenon, they two sit curmurring, forgetful of mice and milk, of all but
love !
John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, 1843
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
Ana cul'lorous code, that hege.skraper, lie sittis at hame quhen that they balk ;-—
He teliis thame ilk ane caik be caik. Bannatyne Poems, p. 171. st. 7'. Formed, in
an anomalous manner, from A. S. ceorl, rnsticus. . CURMURRING, .t. Murmur-ing
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10
“The” Quarterly Review
I ' “ Brandy will cure that,” said a third fellow; “ a glass of brandy to three glasses
of wine prevents the curmurring in the stomach." ' “ Brandy, ale, wine, sack, and
claret,—we'll try them all,” said Bothwell, “ and stick to that which is best. There's ...
