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Search Results for: canna - 4 Scottish word posts.

A gentleman 'armed to eat' at a moments notice - with cutlery to hand in his waistcoat pocket.

Scottish Word: Reel.

Tags: eyes, food, fork, knife, saliva, suit, window, windows

A gentleman 'armed to eat' at a moments notice - with cutlery to hand in his waistcoat pocket.

“Oi Cherlie! Ye canna see green cheese but yer een reel.” Translated: reel: spin, rotate, also a type of dance. “Hey! Charles. You can’t see green cheese but your eyes spin (you can’t see food without … Continue reading Reel. →

eyes, food, fork, knife, saliva, suit, window, windows
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A sizeable family with a dead haggis.

Scottish Word: Meat.

Tags: American, chart, drink, fat, flag, food, world

A sizeable family with a dead haggis.

“Some hae meat an canna eat, some wad eat but want it, but wi hae meat, an we can eat, sae let the Lord be thankit.” Translated: meat: food, nourishment, a meal. “Some have food but … Continue reading Meat. →

American, chart, drink, fat, flag, food, world
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A good minister skidding over the molehill on his bike is ever mindful of the glories of nature.

Scottish Word: Moudie.

Tags: bicycle, cycle, earth, falling, mole, vicar, worm, worms

A good minister skidding over the molehill on his bike is ever mindful of the glories of nature.

“Sorry moudie, I canna see ye.” Translated: moudie: mole. “Sorry mole, I cannot see you.” The Scottish Word: moudie with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the … Continue reading Moudie. →

bicycle, cycle, earth, falling, mole, vicar, worm, worms
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Senior Scientist Stumped by being unable to halt perpetual motion.

Scottish Word: whirligigums.

Tags: crowbar, fire, laboratory, magnet, magnets, science, scientist, smoke, sorcery, wheel

Senior Scientist Stumped by being unable to halt perpetual motion.

“It wis jist meant tae be a wee whirligigums tae entertain the weans ah’n noo a canna get it tae stap – aataw!” Translated: whirligigums: a spinning contrivance. “It was just meant to be a for … Continue reading whirligigums. →

crowbar, fire, laboratory, magnet, magnets, science, scientist, smoke, sorcery, wheel
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