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tawie

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

Examples

  • 18th c, Robert Burns, The Auld Farmer's New-Year Salutation to His Auld Mare, Maggie, 1959, Ralph Knight (editor), Songs and Poems of Robert Burns, page 124, Tho' ye was trickie, slee, an' funnie, / Ye ne'er was donsie; / But hamely, tawie, quiet, an' cannie, / An' unco sonsie.

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