They think yer a deid dug and are dragging the bottom for yer corpse.
But nae worries wee livin dug – yince yer cleeked up tae this rocket ah’ve got here ye’ll be up tae the surface in a blink o yer ee.
Translated:
dug: dog.
They think you are a dead dog and are dragging the sea bottom for your corpse.
But no worries little living dog – once I have you hooked up to this rocket I have here you will be up to the surface in a blink of your eye.
dʌg
The Scottish Word: dug with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.
Hello,
I was wondering if you could help.
An old expression of my late mothers has just come back to me and I was wondering if you could help with its meaning.
The expression referred to someone looking like a ‘stour dug’ which I assume is some kind of dog.
If you can help please let me know.