loch – Scottish Words Illustrated https://stooryduster.co.uk 25 Years of Scottish Words illustrated. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:35:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 Clatter. https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/clatter/ https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/clatter/#respond Sat, 27 Nov 2021 00:30:03 +0000 https://stooryduster.co.uk/?post_type=comic&p=15140 Front page of the free comic for The Countryside Commission for Scotland stand at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1998.

Front page of the free comic for The Countryside Commission for Scotland stand at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1998.McPhiz [The ace countryside ranger and the case of the vanishing eggs!!] McPhiz: “Hi! I’m McPhiz and this is Gloria my assistant … and Spud the squirrel.” Spud: “Hi! I’m just NUTS aboot this job.” McPhiz: … Continue reading Clatter. →]]> https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/clatter/feed/ 0 Skellum. https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/skellum/ https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/skellum/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:56:31 +0000 https://stooryduster.co.uk/?post_type=comic&p=13066 Danny Gray in his red mechanical swordfish in the comic strip Iron Fish

Danny Gray in his red mechanical swordfish in the comic strip Iron FishHoi ya yonker skellum watch what yer daein skeeterin aboot in that contraption. Ye’ll hae the paint scarted oan mha new motor nippin them stanes like that. Ahn ahl tell ye this! Efter I hae a … Continue reading Skellum. →]]> https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/skellum/feed/ 0 Drumle. https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/drumle-stir-up/ https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/drumle-stir-up/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://a-scotts-macbook.local/stoory_wordpress/?p=149 Creature from the deep looking over the shoulder of two curious fishermen in a boat looking over the other side.

Creature from the deep looking over the shoulder of two curious fishermen in a boat looking over the other side.“Aye you’re richt something’s drumled up the bottom of the loch in a big way.” Translate: drumle: make or be muddy or disturbed. “Yes you are correct something has stirred up the silt and mud from … Continue reading Drumle. →]]> https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/drumle-stir-up/feed/ 0 Tam o shanter. https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/tam-o-shanter/ https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/tam-o-shanter/#respond Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://a-scotts-macbook.local/stoory_wordpress/?p=669 A see the seals and dolphins boat tour where one pup steals the tour guides hat.

A see the seals and dolphins boat tour where one pup steals the tour guides hat.“Gies ma tam o shanter back here ye black fisherin wee bedriten skelf o a pup ye, an dinni get that toorie drookit.” Translate: tam o shanter: a man’s round flat-crowned woolen cap often with a … Continue reading Tam o shanter. →]]> https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/tam-o-shanter/feed/ 0 Crannog. https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/crannog/ https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/crannog/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://a-scotts-macbook.local/stoory_wordpress/?p=671 Troubles the crannogs of old never had.

Troubles the crannogs of old never had.“The whole bloody loch to wind-surf in an they still bash intae the crannog!” Translate: crannog: a loch dwelling built over the water on piles with a walkway onto the land. “The whole bloody loch (lake) … Continue reading Crannog. →]]> https://stooryduster.co.uk/scottish-word/crannog/feed/ 1