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Examples
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"He vas shbeak ze drooth, cap'en," put in Jan Steenbock, who was still wiping the blood from his face as he got up to answer him.
The Island Treasure 1887
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O but it was gran ', it just put me in min' o 'our geese at Dunjarg when they turn their nebs to the south an' clap their wings when they see the rain's comin 'after lang drooth.”
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874
bilby commented on the word drooth
Dryness, drought (Scots). Can also be used figuratively to mean thirst.
"Ah've a terrible drooth upon me tonight."
November 27, 2007
fbharjo commented on the word drooth
That which makes roots seek OR thirst
March 17, 2010