Tawie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tawie is an adjective meaning (Scotland, of an animal) Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.
Meaning
(Scotland, of an animal) Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tameable, domitable, pliant, gentle, easy, biddable.
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