ajee

Scotchman would have said, “His bonnet was a thocht ajee.”

The Mysterious Island 2005

Scotchman would have said, “His bonnet was a thocht ajee.”

The Mysterious Island 2005

Mucklewrath; his brain was a wee ajee, but he was a braw preacher for

Old Mortality 2004

The roots come sometimes under the walls and below the old tombstones and set them ajee upon their bases, but wanting those tall and overhanging companions, the yard, I feel, would be ugly and incomplete.

Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Neil Munro

His wig, whiles it 's aff, and when on, it 's ajee;

The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various

I noticed I was opposite the house of a poor old woman they called Black Kate, whose door was ever the target in my young days for every lad that could brag of a boot-toe, and I saw that the shutter, hanging ajee on one hinge, was thrown open against the harled wall of the house.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

This was ower true, and Sandie was a wee thing set ajee.

David Balfour, a sequel to Kidnapped. 1893

Only my daft auld brain must have been a wee ajee.

The Christian A Story Hall Caine 1892

` ` Ye are right, Mr. Owen --- ye are right; ye speak weel and wisely; and I trust bowls will row right, though they are a wee ajee e'enow.

Rob Roy 1887

I had no notion of effacin 'myself, so I stepped outside o' the door, leavin 'it ajee, an' a-settin 'myself where I could look an' listen quite comfortable.

Dialect Tales 1883