Howes

-- The word "howes" inserted in connection with various kinds of dogs, is our modern word hoe; Smith has it hows on page 86, and howes on page 162. ❋ Various (N/A)

Iz gotta alotta clothes in diz howes dat nawt fit enniwun. ❋ Unknown (2009)

October 20, 2008 at 5:31 am ohai cweenmj, howes ur hed from hedbonkz? also heered fru da grapviney dat u an da piggy be connodoldodoling awound. himz bery hansom wif mush tash? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hills of sheep, and the howes of the silent vanished races, ❋ Unknown (2004)

Her father warns her of the curse, and the doom that the sword will bring, and she leaves the howes followed by his vain wish: ❋ L. Winifred Faraday (N/A)

"I will ask no hospitality, for I know not the islanders; tell me quickly, where are the graves called Hjörvard's howes?" ❋ L. Winifred Faraday (N/A)

"Oh, the dark, the dark, and never mair the sun shining on the heather howes of dark Glen Darruach." ❋ John Sillars (N/A)

She reaches the howes, and calls on the sons of Arngrim: ❋ L. Winifred Faraday (N/A)

He is unwilling: "The man is foolish who comes here alone in the dark shade of night: fire is flickering, howes are opening, field and fen are aflame," and flees into the woods, but Hervör is dauntless and goes on alone. ❋ L. Winifred Faraday (N/A)

That no man doe [334] sell or give any of the greatter howes to the ❋ Various (N/A)

And we hae daunder'd in the howes where flowers were ever fair, ❋ Various (N/A)

Maister Glen, a farmer from the howes of the Lammermoor, Hills, a far-awa cousin of our neighbour Widow Grassie, came to Dalkeith to buy a horse at our fair. ❋ Various (1909)

And I'm aye thinkin 'o' the waters I've been to, and the green heichs and howes and the linns that I canna win to again. ❋ John Buchan (1907)

Dozen of howes, [7] and I returned for the said goods 1100 pieces 8/8 and Dollers, 34 Slaves, 15 head of Cattel, 57 barrs of Iron. ❋ Unknown (1898)

He builds much on the howes or barrows, called in Scotland Picts 'houses, which in both countries bear the reputation of being the haunt of fairies or dwarfs, and some of which seem to have been in fact dwelling-places. ❋ Edwin Sidney Hartland (1887)

"The drifts will be sax fit in the howes o 'the muir-road," he said, as he settled himself to sleep till midday, with a solid consciousness that he had that day done all that the most exacting could require of him. ❋ Unknown (1887)

It had many openings and ferny howes; and a road or bridle track ran north and south through the midst of it, by the edge of which, where was a spring, I sat down to eat some oat-bread of Mr. Henderland's and think upon my situation. ❋ Unknown (1886)

Homeric poems are of one age, or, at least, all of them save "the original kernel" are of one age, namely, a period subsequent to the Mycenaean prime, but considerably prior to the Dipylon period, which exhibits a mixture of custom; cremation and inhumation coexisting, without barrows or howes. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)

Mr Hammerton prints _howes_ instead of _homes_, which I have italicised above. ❋ Unknown (1871)