Scottish Words tagged with: pot - 10 posts.

Student being disrespectful to the calligraphy master and about to get a face full of ink.

Scottish Word: Stribbly.

Diz yer stribbly hair no get in the road? Diz it no get mankie wi the ink? Hoo is it ye divni get onie ink oan yer fingers? Why did ye dae that wee stribbly flick … Continue reading Stribbly. →

brush, hair, ink, paper, pot

Man getting money in his cap from woman for plucking a chicken in the road.

Scottish Word: Pouk.

Tags: coin, feather, hen, pot, sign, wall

It’s grand tae see a chook pouked wi care an consideration by a person instead o hunners by factory machines. I ken yer bunnets for its giblets but I wanted tae show ma appreciation wi a … Continue reading Pouk. →

coin, feather, hen, pot, sign, wall

Goldilocks is warning a fat bear about the dastardly plot the bees are deploying on him.

Scottish Word: Foziness.

Tags: bear, bees, honey, napkin, pot

Ya fat geenyoch bear that ye are. You think yiv slaved the bees tae keep ye in hinnie forivver. But yer doitert ahn bein tricked. They’re murtherin you ya muckle fat fozie by feeding ye a … Continue reading Foziness. →

bear, bees, honey, napkin, pot

Isaac Asimov and Terry Pratchett working to get a Golem under control in a typical alchemists lab complete with the usual accoutrements, a human skull on top of a filing cabinet, the live owl on a perch, the stuffed crocodile hanging from the ceiling, the usual glassware, a large kiln, bookshelves of books, pots and pottery and everything covered in red paint except the two authors and the golem holding a paint tin and paintbrush dripping red paint. Asimov is about to drop three chits of paper into the golems head while Terry holds the top of the head open.

Scottish Word: Tirraneese.

Tags: alligator, beard, brain, cabinet, crocodile, glasses, golem, kiln, owl, paint, paintbrush, pot, pots, pratchet, red, skull, study, workshop

“Right. Are ye sure yer Chems for golems are perfect this time Asimov? I’m no wantin this thing gi’in me oni mair o this bane heidit by the letter creative tirraneese it gets up tae. It … Continue reading Tirraneese. →

alligator, beard, brain, cabinet, crocodile, glasses, golem, kiln, owl, paint, paintbrush, pot, pots, pratchet, red, skull, study, workshop

The old witch pronounces Hansel's death sentence while Gretel determinedly stokes the furnace in the background.

Scottish Word: Spirlie.

Tags: baking, bone, boy, butcher, cage, children, cleaver, cook, crutch, fire, gingerbread, girl, gretel, hansel, house, monster, murder, oven, pot, pumpkin, witch

“Ach! Yir still spirlie and ill-thriven, whit’s adae wi ye? I’ve hud enough! Ah’m no waitin onie longer.” Translate: spirlie: thin, spindly. “Argh! You are still skinny and scraggy, what is wrong with you? I have … Continue reading Spirlie. →

baking, bone, boy, butcher, cage, children, cleaver, cook, crutch, fire, gingerbread, girl, gretel, hansel, house, monster, murder, oven, pot, pumpkin, witch

Cannibal chef doubling his work load and acting as waiter with a pot of stewed feet.

Scottish Word: Tae.

Tags: beach, bone, bones, chef, cook, cooked, cooking, foot, pot, scissors, sporran, toes

“Dae ye fancy taes wi yir fit or no?” Translate: tae: toe. “Do you desire toes with your foot or would you like one without.” The Scottish Word: tae with its definition and its meaning illustrated … Continue reading Tae. →

beach, bone, bones, chef, cook, cooked, cooking, foot, pot, scissors, sporran, toes

A waste of a first class filtering type moustache.

Scottish Word: Fushion.

Tags: Age, cat, cook, feet, hunger, old, plate, pot, rug, sandals, soup, spoon, table

“Ach… this is gey fusionless broth.” Translate: fusionless: without substance or body, lacking in nourishment, dull, insipid, without taste. “Tut Tut… this is awfully thin, tasteless, insipid, weak, uninspired broth.” The Scottish Word: fushionless with its … Continue reading Fushion. →

Age, cat, cook, feet, hunger, old, plate, pot, rug, sandals, soup, spoon, table

Tasting and sampling the contents of very large pots in the cellar of a sook.

Scottish Word: Abile.

Tags: arches, body, boiling, cellar, Death, jar, oil, pot, sandals, thieves, turban

“Ahm no sure but ahm thinking one o the forty thieves was still in there when we filled it fou wi the lard abile.” Translate: abile: boiling. “I am not certain but I think one of … Continue reading Abile. →

arches, body, boiling, cellar, Death, jar, oil, pot, sandals, thieves, turban

An eeeooooooeeoooooeee in the wilderness unsettles the mountain-top camper.

Scottish Word: Banshee.

Tags: camping, Death, ghost, hiking, hills, mountains, pot, stove, tea, tent, walking

“Oh Lord please please please dinni let it be a banshee ahm hearin ahint me makin that eldritch din.” Translate: banshee: a wailing female spirit forecasting death or disaster. “Oh Lord please please please do not … Continue reading Banshee. →

camping, Death, ghost, hiking, hills, mountains, pot, stove, tea, tent, walking

Hardened Glasgow men know their curries - curry capital of the UK.

Scottish Word: Eechie Ochie.

Tags: cook, cooker, curry, food, hot, ladle, pot, spoon, taste, window

“Eechie ochie …” Translate: eechie ochie: neither one thing nor another, absolutely nothing, (always in the negative). “Bland …” The Scottish Word: eechie ochie with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word … Continue reading Eechie Ochie. →

cook, cooker, curry, food, hot, ladle, pot, spoon, taste, window

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