good rhyming words

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 06:46 PM

There's a line in the song by "Scotland the What", since you're talking of oranges, the song being "Our Glens" extolling the virtues of guid Scottish malts:
Glenglassoch, Glen Lossie, Glendullan Glenmorangie
I prefer them to Cointreau which I find far too orangey.

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: Joe_F
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 05:08 PM

"The Bold Soldier" has it both ways:

Then he took her to the church, and of course home again.
There they met her father and seven armed men.

"Let us fly!" said the maiden. "I fear we shall be slain."
"Hold my horse," said the soldier. "Never fear again."

I dare say that adds to the fun.

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: GUEST,Andy7
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 05:04 PM

Actually, ‘haliborange’ does rhyme with ‘orange’, just as ‘bale’ rhymes with ‘ale’.

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: GUEST,Sol
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 04:45 PM

I hear there's a place in Wales called Blorenge that is looking for a word that will rhyme with itself.

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 01:33 PM

where would Irish song be without Cork and New York?

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: Raedwulf
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 12:11 PM

It isn't a rhyme though, is it? Again is not a rhyme for again. It's just the same word repeated...

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 08:35 AM

There is a vitamin supplement brand called Haliborange, which I believe is a perfect rhyme for orange!

Disclaimer: I am not recommending this brand, just pointing out its existence!

Subject: RE: good rhyming words
From: Raedwulf
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 07:42 AM

Squilver. Hirple.

There are 3 words in the English language for which there are no rhymes (allegedly). I can do nothing about orange, but I can save the others.

"Hirple" is a word that Kipling used. It gives you a rhyme with purple. Then there's "Squilver". Hereon hangs a tale... ;-)

Once upon a time, many years ago... (Alas, definitely in my time, since I was there; therefore in the time of many of you) There is an event known as FATE - Festival At The Edge. The Edge in question being Wenlock Edge in Shropshire. Cutting out some verbiage, 'twas there I met the gorgeous & also completely wonderful Val Littlehales (also Gene Tudor who, I am sure, many of you know). I explained that I'd been on a minibus trip up & around Long Mynd, At one point we passed a road sign (a couple of years later, I passed it myself when it was just me driving around) which read as "The Bog Squilver"!

It was on two lines:
The Bog
Squilver

Two separate places. But at that point in my tale, Val exclaimed "I was born in The Bog!" And then realised what she'd just said... :) It ought to be a story or a song, oughtn't it? "The Bog Squilver"...

It isn't, but thus I give you two good rhyming words - good because how otherwise would you rhyme them? Hirple for purple; Squilver to match silver. Can't do anything as regards orange...

Subject: good rhyming words
From: Andy7
Date: 31 Mar 18 - 05:53 AM

I think the best rhyming word for songs (and poems) must be the word 'again'.

It can be pronounced (in southern England, at least) either as 'agenn' or 'agayn'; and the 'enn' and 'ayn' endings both include lots of useful, common words.

Added to which, the word 'again' is itself a common and versatile word, which is easy to include in a song.

Any other candidates for good rhyming words?