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glaur

British  
/ ɡlɔːr /

noun

  1. mud or mire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of glaur

C16: of unknown origin

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Up, Niven, or ower late - an' dash Laigh in the glaur that carnal hash; Let spires and pews wi' gran' stramash Thegether fa'; The rumlin' kist o' whustles smash In pieces sma'.

From Underwoods by Stevenson, Robert Louis

A clean and decent road's before me and a comrade for it, and I'm in the mood to take it, and here's the glaur about my feet!

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

Up, Niven, or ower late—an’ dash Laigh in the glaur that carnal hash; Let spires and pews wi’ gran’ stramash Thegither fa’; The rumlin’ kist o’ whustles smash In pieces sma’.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Ye'll hae the half o' the gate and a' the glaur.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

An’ noo the winter winds complain; Cauld lies the glaur in ilka lane; On draigled hizzie, tautit wean An’ drucken lads, In the mirk nicht, the winter rain Dribbles an’ blads.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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