roose

Example Sentences

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“Rachel had ay a gude roose of hersel’,” said Becky Glibbans, as Miss Isabella concluded. 

From The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family by Galt, John

Ye did richt tae resist him; it 'ill maybe roose the Glen tae mak a stand; he fair hauds them in bondage.

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian

Faites mes baissemains respectueuses, To sentimental sister Susie, And honest Lucky; no to roose you, Ye may be proud, That sic a couple Fate allows ye, To grace your blood.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

I spak' till him, an' tried to roose him, wi' ae thing after anither, bit I micht as weel hae spoken to the door-cheek, for a' the notice that he took.

From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George

He'd gloat over a dollar like it was a charlotte roose, Huggins would.

From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry