lumps

Example Sentences

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Talkin' o' lums, did ye ken that auld Brushie the sweep was buried the day?'

From Betty Grier by Waugh, Joseph Laing

Humanity has built all the asy- lums, all the hospitals.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Rei glorios, verais lums e clardatz—" or, in other wording: "Thou King of glory, veritable light, all-powerful deity! be pleased to succour faithfully my fair, sweet friend.

From Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship by Cabell, James Branch

It's easier to big lums than keep them reeking.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

"Grass," said I; "look at yon," and I pointed to the parks and the steading, with the smoke rising straight from the lums into the frosty morning air.

From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by Sillars, John