thrawing

"Ye're aye cute, dame," I cried, thrawing the bit gy abune, and in a gliffing, doun jumpit the chiel, and a braw chiel he was sure enough, siccan my auld e'en sall ne'er see again, wi 'his brent brow and buirdly bowk wrappit in a tartan plaid, wi' a Highland kilt.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 Various

And gates ... if us could have a few more gates to the place 'stead of thrawing the hedges up and down all our days ....

Secret Bread F. Tennyson Jesse

First by thrawing of his head with a rope, whereat he would confesse nothing!

Popular Tales from the Norse George Webbe Dasent 1856

As I stood swithering and shaking, the laddie flew to the door, and, thrawing round the key, clapped his back to it.

The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824

"Ou! ou!" cried he, thrawing round the key, and rubbing his hands; "by jingo, it's the bethrel -- it's the bethrel -- it's auld Isaac himsell."

The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824

As I stood swithering and shaking, the laddie flew to the door, and, thrawing round the key, clapped his back to it.

The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824

"Ou! ou!" cried he, thrawing round the key, and rubbing his hands; "by jingo, it's the bethrel -- it's the bethrel -- it's auld Isaac himsell."

The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824

` ` It's thrawing his daughter's life awa, '' said Saddletree to

The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

And I think the deil's in me too for thrawing him, sic a canny lad, and sae gude a customer; -- and I am judging he has something on his mind -- want of siller it canna be -- I am sure if I thought that, I wadna care about my small thing.

St. Ronan's Well Walter Scott 1801

"Speak them fair, sirs -- Lord love ye, speak them fair -- they winna bide thrawing -- we're a 'harried -- we're a' harried!"

Old Mortality, Volume 1. Walter Scott 1801