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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Scotch spelling of
eke . - noun A Scotch form of
oak .
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Examples
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“Ay; but,” said Saddletree, “that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty.”
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Arguing against the King's proposal to style them bishops, Melville used great freedom of speech: 'The nam [Greek: episkopos] being a Scripture nam, might be giffen tham, provyding, that because ther was sum thing mair put to the mater of a Bischope's office then the Word of God could permit, it sould have a lytle eik [23] put to the nam quhilk the Word of
Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series William Morison
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` ` Ay; but, '' said Saddletree, ` ` that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty. ''
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"Ay; but," said Saddletree, "that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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"Ay; but," said Saddletree, "that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty."
The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801
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The head of the school, the conservative and popular S.eik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani, has been listed as a supporter of terrorism by the U.N. S.curity Council and the U.S. Treasury Department.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Mafia Is Responsible altaf bahi ka kehna k pakistan ka banna eik mistake haih.lolz. ...
WN.com - Articles related to Zain's Philip Sowah voted 'Most Respected CEO' of telecom industry 2010
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"I have reservations about the idea, and I have reservations on this U.S. Gen. Odierno," said S.eik Abdul-Rahman Minshid al-Assi, a prominent S.nni Arab political figure in Kirkuk, referring to the top military commander in Iraq, who lobbied for the patrols.
ajc.com - News REBECCA SANTANA 2010
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Atom bomb chalaney wala Moqa hi kab aye ga Bharat k her soubey per Jald Sabz percham lehraye ga Pakistan ka eik eik beta dherti pey qurban hoga ..
WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010
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Atom bomb chalaney wala Moqa hi kab aye ga Bharat k her soubey per Jald Sabz percham lehraye ga Pakistan ka eik eik beta dherti pey qurban hoga ..
WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010
hernesheir commented on the word eik
1. The liniment used for greasing sheep. 2. An unctuous perspiration that oozes through the skin of sheep in warm weather. --Dr. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Supplement, 1841.
June 24, 2011