spleuchan
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spleuchan
First recorded in 1775–85, spleuchan is from the Scots Gaelic word spliùchan
Example Sentences
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Ye ken Hornbook i' the clachan, Deil mak his king's-hood in spleuchan!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
“Ye ken Jock Hornbook i’ the Clachan, Deil mak his kings-hood in a spleuchan!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
An' now Thou kens our waefu' case; For Geordie's jurr we're in disgrace, Because we stang'd her through the place, An' hurt her spleuchan; For whilk we daurna show our face Within the clachan.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
I think it highly probable that we owe a further obligation to the worthy Supervisor's presentation of Rob Roy's spleuchan.
From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
Rob's spleuchan had also been presented by Mr. Train to Sir Walter, in 1816, and may have directed his thoughts to this popular freebooter.
From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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