Example Sentences

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Braw braw lads on Yarrow braes, hills That wander thro' the blooming heather; But Yarrow braes nor Ettrick shaws woods Can match the lads o' Gala Water.

From Robert Burns How To Know Him by Neilson, William Allan

When shaws beene sheene and shrads full fayre, And leaves both large and longe, Itt is merrye walking in the faire forrest, To hear the small birdes songe.

From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill

“Fareweel, fareweel, my native hame, Thy lonely glens and heath-clad mountains; Fareweel thy fields o’ storied fame, Thy leafy shaws and sparklin’ fountains.”

From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon

There are many other methods of saving the rising shaws.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

Potatoes.—Where there is a good crop of an early variety it should be lifted without waiting for the shaws to die down.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons