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A knave and a quean, a thief and a strumpet, a couple of beggars, a brace of baggages.
She could coax you to the buying like a Cumnock quean, and fleece you in the selling like the cadgers o' Kincardine.
THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN SHUTTERSGEORGE DOUGLAS BROWN
There is many a quean in it, fairer than I twice told, and not spoiled with weeping.
THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTHCHARLES READE
Spelling being fluid in Captain Dangerous' life, spellings such as "Quean" (which shows up twice) were retained.
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN DANGEROUS, VOL. 3 OF 3GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA
There is many a quean in it fairer than I twice told, and not spoiled with weeping.
THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTHCHARLES READE
Call the quean up; if my men want shoe-thread, Ill swinge her in a stirrup.
The stronger or carl sex, as a man; the weaker or quean sex, as a girl; the unsexly things, as a stone.
AN OUTLINE OF ENGLISH SPEECH-CRAFTWILLIAM BARNES
But gin that wasna a quean, ye canna deny but she luikit unco like ane, and no a blate (bashful) ane eyther.'
ROBERT FALCONERGEORGE MACDONALD
I must get rid of this quean as fast as I can; and I must see her safe.
THE FAIR MAID OF PERTHSIR WALTER SCOTT
Ye maun leave this quean—the like of her is ower light company for you.
RED GAUNTLETSIR WALTER SCOTT
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