tribble's

Updated: August 2, 2026

There, I could have told all the same that the wind was in the east, even if I had not seed poor Thomas Tribble's smoke blowing across the little orchard. Joints be a true weathercock enough when past three-score. These easterly rains, when they do come, which is not often, come wi' might enough to squail a man into his grave.

Thomas Hardy - The Hand of Ethelberta

He's but a puir cratur wha's tribble's ower strang for him that's a'. Sawtan has as little to du wi' him as wi' ony man I ken."

George MacDonald - Malcolm