Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grease.
- noun Grease; tallow.
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Examples
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By ill-fortune he cam 'on the handle o' the denner bell, an 'liftin't, it ga'e a creesh an' a clang that knokit a 'the sense oot o' Sandy's heid, and wauken'd half the fowk i 'the hoose.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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` ` Hout awa, ye auld gowk, 'said Jenny Rintherout, ` ` would ye creesh his bonny brown hair wi your nasty ulyie, and then moust it like the auld minister's wig?
The Antiquary 1845
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Like Orkney butter, neither gude to eat nor creesh woo.
The Proverbs of Scotland Alexander Hislop 1836
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Andy is like a hogshead -- a blob of creesh with a turnip on the top -- and he would fall with a curse. "
Doom Castle Neil Munro
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You're like a damnationed big lump o 'creesh, "and he laughed in her face, knowing this would rouse her more than ever.
The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner James C. Welsh
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Or maybe the Sheriff has an extra hard case at avizandum, not to be seen clearly through with a common creesh flame. "
Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Neil Munro
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creesh buzzed up: Teen runs up dad's cell bill to nearly 22,000
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creesh buzzed up: Teen runs up dad's cell bill to nearly 22,000
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"Hout awa, ye auld gowk," said Jenny Rintherout, "would ye creesh his bonny brown hair wi 'your nasty ulyie, and then moust it like the auld minister's wig?
The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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"Hout awa, ye auld gowk," said Jenny Rintherout, "would ye creesh his bonny brown hair wi 'your nasty ulyie, and then moust it like the auld minister's wig?
The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801
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