Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Unlucky.
  • Restive; unmanageable.
  • Affectedly neat and trim: implying the idea of self-importance.
  • Sickly; ailing: as, he's sair kep'n doon wi' a donsie wife and donsie bairns.

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  • doncie

    June 24, 2011