his heid’s as tuim as we thoucht, ah can see the daylicht glintin aff yer ee Prof.
Yet he’s got the hauns o an ertist ahn the nieves o a fechter.
So dae we pit him in the ert academy or the boxin academy?
Translate:
toom tuim: empty.
His head’s as empty as we thought, I can see the daylight glinting off your eye Prof.
Yet he’s got the hands of an artist and the fists of a fighter.
So do we put him in the art academy or the boxing academy?
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The Scottish Word: tuim with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.
(This is a Scotstober 2024 Word.)
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