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Meanings of dour man in English

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Usage of dour man in English
1
But he is a dour man of nearly twice her years.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
2
I had never seen the dour man so elated, and it gave me a little hope.
Summers at Castle Auburn
3
Patrick Kerr was a Writer to His Majesty's Signet, a dour man, with a mischancy temper.
Stories of the Border Marches
4
She honestly couldn't imagine that the sharp, dour man behind the desk had ever cracked a smile.
Clementine
5
He can be a dour man when he likes-andhe and I fight about a good many things.
Helena
6
At twenty-three, a strong, healthy, fun-loving girl, she had married Herman Mandle, a dour man twenty-two years her senior.
Half Portions
7
He fought with a wide grin on his face; the only time anyone ever saw the dour man smile was during battle.
Bones of the Dragon
8
My father was the foreman at a factory, a very stiff, dour man, but a gude father, and an upright, God-fearing man.
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
9
I didn't know the Coroner, a dour man of fifty, who, according to Dr. Philips, had come down from Tonbridge to conduct the proceedings.
A duty to the dead
10
Not on your life, Mister Dour Man!
The Prairie Wife
11
"A dour man," said the Scotch Preacher, "but just-youmust admit that he is just."
The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment
12
"I hope the Weeper burned the bodies," said the dour man, the one called Dolorous Edd.
A Dance with Dragons
13
"They are dour men, and will take their turn, though they wait ten years for it."
Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
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