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Search Results for: craw crow - 5 Scottish word posts.

A crow and a few rooks at suppertime.

Scottish Word: Craw.

Tags: beak, black, countryside, crow, eyeball, field, flying, rook

A crow and a few rooks at suppertime.

“Us rooks is maistly vegetarian apart frae the odd wirm or twa – unlike craws. An whut’s mair we huv the shaggy breeks.” Translated: craw: crow, corvus c. corone. “We rooks are mostly vegetarian apart from … Continue reading Craw. →

beak, black, countryside, crow, eyeball, field, flying, rook
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Crow driving a piano playing mobile steam machine of delicate design.

Scottish Word: Maister.

Tags: cards, crow, fire, keyboard, robots, smoke, steam

Crow driving a piano playing mobile steam machine of delicate design.

Ah’m a craw an canni sing so the maister steam-smith made me this furlie so I can mak my ain music. He loves craws. Ah keep the fire stoked and the steam organ toots awa played … Continue reading Maister. →

cards, crow, fire, keyboard, robots, smoke, steam
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Man in sailing boat talking to a Walrus.

Scottish Word: Chancy.

Tags: boat, cigarette, crow, flag, ropes, seal

Man in sailing boat talking to a Walrus.

Ah’m affy chancy ye ken tae have a musician perched oan the nok. He can sing anaw. Naebuddy I Ken’s sae chancy as me tae say they hae a craw’s nest wi a craw, braw singer … Continue reading Chancy. →

boat, cigarette, crow, flag, ropes, seal
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Doctor with stethoscope on the chest of a man that has for a head the head of a gigantic crow.

Scottish Word: Hairse.

Tags: bag, crow, doctor, shoes, spectacles, stool

Doctor with stethoscope on the chest of a man that has for a head the head of a gigantic crow.

Yer no hairse in the least. Yer scroban soonds fine tae me, yer lighs are clear, an so’s yer thrapple. Ye’ll jist hae tae face facts an admit that yiv got a boukit craw’s heid insteid … Continue reading Hairse. →

bag, crow, doctor, shoes, spectacles, stool
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Two kids in a windswept corn field showing their pet crow to the grinning scarecrow.

Scottish Word: Hungert.

Tags: carrot, crow, gloves, scarecrow, shoes, straw, turnip, wheat

Two kids in a windswept corn field showing their pet crow to the grinning scarecrow.

I have my pet craw here wha’s hungert. Kin he rake oer yer kirn-field for leavins sickert frae you eatin him? He’s caw’d Erchie an the wee loun unner me’s mha brither caw’d Windy Windlestrae wha … Continue reading Hungert. →

carrot, crow, gloves, scarecrow, shoes, straw, turnip, wheat
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