Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Scotch form of
sea-mew .
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Examples
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But then, before I give, as the proverb hath it, “My own fish-guts to my own sea-maws,” I must, for the sake of my own character, be very sure that my sea-maw can pick them to some purpose.
Redgauntlet 2008
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--- I saw a white object dart frae the tap o 'the cliff like a sea-maw through the mist, and then a heavy flash and sparkle of the waters showed me it was a human creature that had fa'en into the waves.
The Antiquary 1845
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But then, before I give, as the proverb hath it, "My own fish-guts to my own sea-maws," I must, for the sake of my own character, be very sure that my sea-maw can pick them to some purpose.
Redgauntlet Walter Scott 1801
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-- I saw a white object dart frae the tap o 'the cliff like a sea-maw through the mist, and then
The Antiquary — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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-- I saw a white object dart frae the tap o 'the cliff like a sea-maw through the mist, and then
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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I saw a white object dart frae the tap o’ the cliff like a sea-maw through the mist, and then a heavy flash and sparkle of the waters showed me it was a human creature that had fa’en into the waves.
The Antiquary 1584
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