Crossword-Solution: AFF 3 letters, 4 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Aft whan I sat an’ made my mane, Aft whan I laboured burd-alane Fishin’ for rhymes an’ findin’ nane, Or nane were fit for ye— Ye judged me cauld’s a chucky stane— No car’n’ a bit for ye! But saw ye ne’er some pingein’ bairn As weak as a pitaty-par’n’— Less üsed wi’ guidin’ horse-shoe airn Than steerin’ crowdie— Packed aff his lane, by moss an’ cairn, To ca’ the howdie.

Hands aff is fair play; we maunna heed a bit flyting.” The tramp of horses now announced the arrival of the cooper, with the minister.

And lang they gaed, and sair they rade, till they came in sight o’ the far biggest castle, and far farthest aff, they had yet seen.

Happen I shall do the coortin’ an’ the religion both together, as _ye_ do, Seth; but ye wouldna ha’ me get converted an’ chop in atween ye an’ the pretty preacher, an’ carry her aff?” “No fear o’ that, Ben; she’s neither for you nor for me to win, I doubt.

Well, your honour, it wasn't stopped blowin' for three minnites, before he thought he hard a sort iv a noise over the chimley-piece; an' with that my father just opened his eyes the smallest taste in life, an' sure enough he seen the ould squire gettin' out iv the picthur, for all the world as if he was throwin' aff his ridin' coat, until he stept out clane an' complate, out av the chimley-piece, an' thrun himself down an the floor.