mercat

/ (ˈmɛrkət) /

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noun

a Scot word for market

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby mercat

mercaptide, mercapto, mercapto group, mercaptopurine, Mercast, mercat, Mercator, Mercator projection, Mercator sailing, Mercator track, Merced

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How to use mercat in a sentence

At the intersection were the Mercat Cross and the Tolbooth, prison and council chamber in one.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
Camden, writing about this time, was able to describe it as “proper little mercat towne.”
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper
Only the worn pedestal of its "mercat-cross" and a lone kirkyard have been left to tell the tale.
In the Border Country|W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett