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Examples
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There was nae mair nonsense till we cam till a station in Fife wi 'an' awfu'-like name.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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"We'll hae Leddy Florimel sweirin 'awfu' gien ye gang on that gait, my lord," said Malcolm.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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Dah's de ole black swan a-swimmin ', ain't she got a' awfu 'neck?
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Weel, I met Davie that mornin ', walkin' awfu 'fast, maist rinnin' -- an 'his face was red.
St. Cuthbert's Robert E. Knowles
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There was a fisher ahent's that strak 'in wi' the chorus an 'made an' awfu 'gutter o't.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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She has an 'awfu' lookin 'face too, an' she came in bleeding like a sheep.
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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Worse than ever -- for the elder -- for the little fellow, really shocked, now called to his sister, "Come awa ', Jeanie, here's a man swearin' awfu '."
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford
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"Oh, my puir lamb, you're wet to the skin, an 'fair done; for God knows its an' awfu 'mess you hae cam' hame in."
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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There was a bit orchestra, waitin ', wi' awfu 'funny looking instruments -- sawed off fiddles, I mind, syne a' the sound must be concentrated to gae through the horn.
Between You and Me Harry Lauder 1910
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Th 'car things screeched an' rulled an 'the folks -- the wimmen wi' awfu 'stern wheeler hats, an' the men -- hurryin '-- hurryin'!
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