- sawny
- saw·ny
English syllables. 2014.
sawny
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sawny — adjective see sawney III … Useful english dictionary
Sawney — Recorded in several spellings including Sawny, Sawney and apparently Sawnwy, this is an English surname. It is locational and seemingly originates from a now lost pre medieval village called Saurr eg or similar, and meaning the muddy island ( eg) … Surnames reference
Sawnwy — Recorded in several spellings including Sawny, Sawney and apparently Sawnwy, this is an English surname. It is locational and seemingly originates from a now lost pre medieval village called Saurr eg or similar, and meaning the muddy island ( eg) … Surnames reference
Sawney Bean — Alexander Sawney Bean(e) was the legendary head of a 48 member clan in 15th or 16th century Scotland, reportedly executed for the mass murder and cannibalisation of over 30 to 40 people.The story appears in The Newgate Calendar , a crime… … Wikipedia
Gildon, Charles — (1665 1724) Critic and dramatist, belonged to a Roman Catholic family, and was an unsuccessful playwright, a literary hack, and a critic of little acumen or discrimination. He attacked Pope as Sawny Dapper, and was in return embalmed in The… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
