Lexicon:Why you had crackit yon wee bairn's leg ...

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Citation: why you had crackit yon wee bairn's leg
heuch, heuch, you must have thocht me a puir slow witted gowk
Language: Scots dialect
References: The Nutmeg of Consolation, page 58
Meaning: why you had broken that little child's leg.
well, well, you must have thought me a poor slow witted fool


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