10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAWKY»
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pawky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pawky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The seller of the cow, if he knows his customer, meanwhile listens with entire
indifference to Mr. Pawky's asseverations, and after a while, proceeds to name
his price. Fifteen pounds for the cow " Oh !" says Mr. Pawky, getting up hastily and
...
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
The seller of the cow, if he knows his customer, meanwhile listens with entiro
indifference to Mr. Pawky's asseverations, and after a while proceeds to name his
price. Fifteen pounds for the cow. ' Oh,' says Mr. Pawky, getting up hastily and ...
"Pawky' = Cunning, Crafty (9th S. vi. 409). — This word, which occurs also in the
form " pauky," and is no doubt derived from A.-S. pcecan, to outwit or deceive,
seems in its earlier uses to have signified "wily "or "maliciously deceptive." In the
...
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The recreations of a country parson
Oh,' says Mr. Pawky, getting up hastily and putting on his hat, ' I see you don't
want to sell it. I was just going to have offered you five pounds. I see I need not
spend longer time here.' Mr. Pawky, however, does not leave the room :
sometimes, ...
Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd, 1870
That is the essence of pawky humour. From these illustrations it is clear that
pawky humour is dry humour and by dry humour we mean that devoid of any
outward expression of feeling or emotion. It is delivered as pure matter of fact but
with a ...
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The Recreations of a Country Parson
Pawky's asseverations, and after a while proceeds to name his price. Fifteen
pounds for the cow. “ Oh,” says Mr Pawky, getting up hastily and putting on his
hat, “ I see you don't want to sell it. I was just going to have offered you five
pounds.
When they sit down, and begin to talk of the weather, the affairs of the district, the
new railway, and so forth, say at once, " Now, Mr. Pawky, I know you did not come
to talk to me about these things. What is it that you want to speak of? I am busy ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1860
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
See FEMININE DESIGNATIONS. patten. See PATEN. paulo-post future. See
TECHNICAL TEKMS. pave makes the exceptional agentnoun paniour. pave. See
FRENCH WORDS. pawky. The Englishman is tempted to use the word merely as
a ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
She asked George to go with them — " We shan't see more of Mr. Pawky (i.e. the
owner) than we can help, and you can have a study on board and write a
yachting novel, like William Black's, and put old Pawky in. He is quite a character,
you ...
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Poems and Songs, English & Scottish
LOOK NA SAE, THOU PAWKY FAIRY. Air.—" Roy's Wife." Look na sae, thou
pawky fairy, l/ook na sae, thou pawky fairy, Hide, oh ! hide those lights of love
That lead to woe the wretch unwary ! O, ill betide thy thieviu' art, Thou little
cunning ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAWKY»
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pawky is used in the context of the following news items.
Peter's detective to tackle Polish market
“But the stories have found a niche market in this country, and the Polish publishers are confident their readers will also appreciate the 'pawky' ... «East Lothian Courier, Jul 15»
Stinker with a humorous air
I would like to congratulate the compiler Myops on his pawky sense of humour. A recent clue which particularly appealed to my husband and ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Aidan Smith: Old Firm plundering damages Scots game
So you find comfort in pawky humour and masochistic smirks when the new signing tries on his latest colours for size. And you wonder: is ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
Cricket: Cortana? You may have been right first time
IT WAS the sort of story which demonstrates both Glasgow's pawky sense of humour and the growing phenomenon of citizen intervention in ... «The National, Jun 15»
Richard Johnson
His suave, dark good looks would have been ideal for Bond but he would have lacked Connery's pawky humour. Johnson was married four ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
Danny Collins — film review
He stays at the local Hilton — you can't miss it, it's on Product Placement Avenue — and romances, with an arch and pawky charm, Annette ... «Financial Times, May 15»
The Diary: What the SNP MPs were getting agitated about, and why …
WE were worried that Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy was losing his pawky sense of humour. But he's bouncing back. Lib Dem activist ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
Tear, laughter and clootie dumplings all part of the Rangers …
Only Cameron remains to write his programme column, to fetch players for post-match interviews for hospitality and to dole out his pawky ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
Duff Hart-Davis: Our Land At War - A Portrait Of Rural Britain 1939 …
It's a thoroughly entertaining study, with Hart-Davis in good, pawky form, but a lot of it seems repetitious. Do we really need yet another account ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
Tributes paid to respected Ellon man
Bill was a keen golfer, though by his own pawky observation never going to win a major, but quite astute when picking winners at both golf and ... «Inverurie Herald, May 15»
