pay-nicht

Updated: January 27, 2026

They ken as weel wi' the back o' their heids till ye, an' their noses fair stuffit wi' the cauld, whether ye hae been makin' a ca' or twa on the road hame on pay-nicht. I ken it's astonishin' to a single man, but ye had better tak' my word for't, it's the case.

S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett - The Lilac Sunbonnet