bauchle

/ ˈbɒxəl /

noun

1. an old worn shoe
2. a worthless or clumsy person
3. a useless object
4. See perch
   a trout-fisher's term for a perch 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of bauchle¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

You expects me to come and save you money and the like of that old bauchle eating up the profits.

From Project Gutenberg

And ye need nae tell me: it's better than war; which is the next best, however, though generally rather a bauchle of a business.

From Project Gutenberg