muslin kail

noun

Scot.

barley broth or barley and vegetable soup.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of muslin kail¹

1775–85; muslin (perhaps in the sense “thin”)

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Example Sentences

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Right substantial, in troth, is the fat prebend's broth, And the bishop's a hantle yet thicker; But muslin kail to the curate they deal, Sae dinna begrudge his drap liquor, drap liquor, Sae dinna begrudge his drap liquor.