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tawie

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Scotland, of an animal Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint. 18th c, Robert Burns, The Auld Farmer's New-Year Salutation to His Auld Mare, Maggie, 1959, Ralph Knight (editor), Songs and Poems of Robert Burns, page 124, Tho' ye was trickie, slee, an' funnie, / Ye ne'er was donsie; / But hamely, tawie, quiet, an' cannie, / An' unco sonsie.

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@misc{tawie_2026,
  title = {tawie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tawie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}