odd-come-shortlies

Updated: June 25, 2025

She'll sing out, some of these odd-come-shortlies, if you don't look sharp. 'Never fear, said the old gipsy man; 'Meg's true-bred; she's the last in the gang that will start; but she has some queer ways, and often cuts queer words.

Sir Walter Scott - Guy Mannering — Complete