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

Du ye see yon wee bit squaur winnock?

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

Ay—the one single door of this Hut—the one single "winnock," does "rattle"—by fits—as the blast smites it, in spite of the white mound drifted hill-high all round the buried dwelling.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

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

The whilk, no doobt, represents a body that hings aboot yer winnock, like a drap hangin' ower abune it frae the eaves—therefore called an eaves drapper.

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George