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Meanings of old laird in English

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Usage of old laird in English
1
The old laird changed his mind in the middle of the winter.
Mr. Hogarth's Will
2
The old laird's liking for Mrs. Alison was strongly the young laird's.
Foes
3
Glenfernie, under the lantern-light, looked like the old laird his father.
Foes
4
The old laird's quarrel with Mr. Archibald Touris was not the young laird's.
Foes
5
Why does she come now the old laird is gone?
Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance
6
The old laird's son walked down the matted corridor.
Foes
7
Then the dominie in the most forcible manner painted the old laird's hopes and cruel disappointments.
Scottish sketches
8
You remember that the old laird was William.
Foes
9
The Singletons, in fact (and specially since the old laird had died), thrived on fighting.
Boycotted, and Other Stories
10
The old laird underwrote the economy but the new laird wants the island to pay for itself.
The new yorker
11
Strickland's mind dwelt on the old laird.
Foes
12
Thus talking, in the course of two hours or so we arrived at the dwelling of the old laird.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
13
I like it, but I can't bear it to-day, my head is so full of the poor old laird!
The Elect Lady
14
The frank, sympathetic, and temperate manner in which the old laird had discussed his affair had conduced to produce this feeling.
Kindred of the Dust
15
As for the old laird, he laughed when he heard why his son had grown weary at the hunt and listless at the chase.
Stories from the Ballads, Told to the Children
16
That night the old laird slept soundly, but Cosmo, ever on the brink of unconsciousness, was blown back by a fresh gust of gladness.
Warlock o' Glenwarlock: A Homely Romance
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