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Published on 9th October 2024 in Scotstober Week One.Full resolution (922 × 778)

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An ink stained teacher reaching the end of her tether is reaching back into the darker times of the cane or leather belt for to give 6 of the best in revenge while the schoolchild with the ink stained hand and ruler, standing before her, yells at her classmates who are all pointing the finger. In Scots “Yer all a bunch o clypes!” Translate: clype: tell tale, informer. In English: “You are all a gang of tell tales!”

Word 05 Scotstober. Clype: a tell tale, informer.

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