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Search Results for: epple - 3 Scottish word posts.

Caterpillar carrying an apple chasing a bird along a branch, high in the tree.

Scottish Word: Aipple.

Tags: apple, bird, branch, cat, feet, leaves

Caterpillar carrying an apple chasing a bird along a branch, high in the tree.

Wait, wait – let me repay ye wi an aipple. Ye spared my life by no eatin me even tho yer hungert. Ah ken ye like them. It’s frae my secret stash o special aipples anaw. … Continue reading Aipple. →

apple, bird, branch, cat, feet, leaves
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A descendant of Newton disturbed at his studies under the modern apple tree.

Scottish Word: Drap.

Tags: apple, apples, gravity, ipod, laptop, student, tree

A descendant of Newton disturbed at his studies under the modern apple tree.

“Damn them geneticists tae mak aw epples tae goan ripen an drap aw at once.” Translated: drap: drop. “Damn all those geneticists who made apples to go and ripen and drop all at once.” The Scottish … Continue reading Drap. →

apple, apples, gravity, ipod, laptop, student, tree
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Neat girl prefers wet apples to treacle - unlike the sticky boyfriend.

Scottish Word: Dook.

Tags: apple, apples, black, boy, girl, scone, scones, sticky, treacle, water

Neat girl prefers wet apples to treacle - unlike the sticky boyfriend.

“Naebuddy dooks fur epples nooadays – traicle scones slaithered in traicle is the thing.” Translated: dook: to duck, submerge briefly. “Nobody ducks for apples nowadays – treacle scones slathered in treacle is now what is in … Continue reading Dook. →

apple, apples, black, boy, girl, scone, scones, sticky, treacle, water
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