20-scotstober-2024-heilan

Published on 24th October 2024 in Scotstober Week Three.Full resolution (927 × 747)

Para Handy the captain and his engineer Mr McPhail are talking to a cattle dealer as a skinny cow looks on and the good ship The Vital Spark sits on the mudflats in the background of a low tide evening - as Glasgow puffers do. “If I wass buyin' a coo it wouldna be wan you could hang your hat on in fifty places. No, no, Peter, I'm Hielan', but I'm no' so Hielan' ass aal that.” Para Handy The Vital Spark by Neil Munro. Translate: heilan: highland, highlander; of or from the mountainous parts of Scotland, not defined, or described by any precise limits and also the habit, customs, manners, and languages of the area. “If I was buying a cow it would not be one that you could hang your hat on in fifty places. No, no, Peter, I may be regarded as simple, but I'm not so simple as all that.”

Word 20 Scotstober. Heilan: highland, highlander; of or from the mountainous parts of Scotland, not defined, or described by any precise limits and also the habit, customs, manners, and languages of the area.

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