Dear Smith, the slee'st, pawkie thief, That e'er attempted stealth or rief!
It happened, however, that some unneighbourly person sent him notice of a clecking of tea chests, or brandy kegs, at which both Jenny and Betty Pawkie were the howdies.
But although I have often since had many a good laugh at the sport, I was not overly pleased with Mrs Pawkie at the time--particularly as the matter between the deacon's wife and Jeanie did not end with my interlocutor.
In my absence, Mrs Pawkie rose out of her bed, and by some wonderful instinct collecting all the bairns, went with them to the minister's house, as to a place of refuge and sanctuary.
The two candidates were as civil and as liberal, the one after the other, to Mrs Pawkie and my daughters, as any gentlemen of a parliamentary understanding could be.
I think I see its pawkie boughs, Where lovers weel might hide; An', oh, what heart could safely sit Yon nicht on Ythanside.
They lack nae licht wha weel can speak In love's ain wordless wile; Her ee-bree creepin' on my cheek Betrays her pawkie smile.
I ken a' about yer guilefu' tongue, an' a' yer pawkie gates.
Joseph Smiley, but ye're a pawkieloon an' a slick-tongued!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pawkie" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
