downcome
Example Sentences
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Besides Jamie might not like it; and for many other reasons, the little downcome would press hardest upon Christina.
From A Knight of the Nets by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
Ay, ay, we're a' subject to a downcome.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
"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 Scott, Walter, Sir
John felt the humiliation of this downcome in a far keener way than David did.
From Scottish sketches by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
Looking after sheep in the desert was a sad downcome from the possibility of sitting on the throne of Egypt.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Maclaren, Alexander
