The king of can-openers about to do its work.
The Scottish Word:

Speld.

“Elsie, yiv nae need tae speld the tinnie wi yir steroidal can opener. There’s a wee pou tab on tinnies noo.”

Translate:

speld: cut, slice open.

“Elsie, you have no need to slice the tin open with your can opener on steroids. There is a little pull tab on tins now.”

[speld spelled out in the phonetic alphabet.]
The Scottish Word: speld with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.

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