| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Hornie (2 syl.). Auld Hornie. The devil, so called in Scotland. The allusien is to the horns with which Satan is generally represented. (See Fairy.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HORNIE
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Auld Hornie | Literature | 1: Burns. 2: , Satan, Nick, or Clootie." 3: "O thou, whatever title suit thee, 4: After the establishment of Christianity, the heathen deities were degraded by the Church into fallen angels; and Pan, with his horns, crooked nose, goat's beard, pointed ears, and goats' feet, was transformed to his Satanic majesty, and called Old Horny. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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