outcry
Example Sentences
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"I was wanting to say to ye, Laird," said Jeanie, who felt the necessity of entering upon her business, "that I was gaun a lang journey, outby of my father's knowledge."
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Scott, Walter, Sir
"She went outby in the forenoon, and she hasna come back yet."
From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert
Harry and I hae been to gather what was on the outby land, and there's scarce a cloot left.
From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir
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