downcome
Example Sentences
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"Thou maun do without horse-sheet and surcingle now, lad," he said, addressing the animal; "you and me hae had a downcome alike; we had better hae fa'en i, the deepest pool o' Tarras."
From The Black Dwarf by Sir Walter Scott
Nae doubt, nae doubt—ay, ay—it's an awfu' whummle—and for ane that held his head sae high too—human nature, human nature—Ay ay, we're a' subject to a downcome.
From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
But little cause have I to speak, for I too am a downcome.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan
Ay, ay—no doubt—no doubt," said the Bailie, briskly, "but we are all subject to a downcome, and it comes hard on those that have held their heads high.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Sir Walter Scott
It was a sair downcome fra them to the Glasgo' pavements.
From Scottish sketches by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
