26-scotstober-2024-knap

Published on 1st November 2024 in Scotstober Week Four.Full resolution (925 × 708)

One stout muscly man in furs with a club in the foreground gingerly feels the red glowing bump developing on his forehead while a thinner slighter man in a loincloth waving his club gesticulates in the background. In Scots: Onie mair o yer snash an I'll gie ye anither knap or twa or three tae mind ye yer manners. Translate: knap: A lump, bump, any rounded knob; a knot or protuberance; to knock, strike sharply, rap. In English: Any more of your cheek and I'll give you another lump or two or three to remind you of your manners.

Word 26 Scotstober. Knap: A lump, bump, any rounded knob; a knot or protuberance; to knock, strike sharply, rap.

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