winnock

American  

[win-uhk] / ˈwɪn ək /

noun

Scot.

1. window.

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Etymology

Origin of winnock

1485–95; windok, Scots variant of Middle English windoge window

Example Sentences

I like fine to hear the wheel singin' like a muckle flee upo' the winnock.

From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George

At the farther end, close to the river Doon, stands the ancient kirk— Wi’ its winnock bunker i’ the east, Where sat old Nick i’ shape o’ beast.

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

Gin I'd wed—there's a winnock kept bye;   Wi' bodies an' gear i' her loof— Gin ony tak her an' her kye,   Hell glunsh at himsel' for a coof!

From Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and other poems by Crawford, Isabella Valancy

My daddie's na doylt, tho' he's auld,   The winnock is pawkie an' gleg; When the lammies are pit i' the fauld,   They're fear'd that I'm aff to my Meg.

From Old Spookses' Pass, Malcolm's Katie, and other poems by Crawford, Isabella Valancy

"Some tell about their sweethearts, How they tirled them to the winnock, But I'll tell you a bonnie tale About a guid oatmeal bannock."

From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson