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HALLANSHAKER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. chiefly Scottish : a wandering beggar 2. chiefly Scottish : rascal, scoundrel The Ultimate Dictionary Awaits www.merriam-webster.com
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hallanshaker - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From hallan + shaker. Noun. edit. hallanshaker (plural hallanshakers). (obsolete) A sturdy beggar. Categories: English compound terms · English lemmas ... en.wiktionary.org
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hallan shaker, n. - Green's Dictionary of Slang
hallan shaker n. also halland shaker, hall shaker [Scot. hallan, the partition of a cottage wall, esp. when it cuts off the front door from the fire + SE shaker]. greensdictofslang.com
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hallan-shaker
ˈhallan-ˌshaker Sc. A beggar who stands shaking the hallan; a vagabond, sturdy beggar.1500–20 Dunbar Poems xiv. 57 Sic knavis and crakkaris..Sic halland schekkaris. a 1605 Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 758 Land lowper, light skowper..Halland shaker, draught raiker. 1785 Jrnl. fr. Lond. 4 (Jam.) Sta... Oxford English Dictionary
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hallan-shaker, n. meanings, etymology and more
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1910s. This word is used in Scottish English. hallan-shaker is considered derogatory. www.oed.com
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Hallan-shaker. World English Historical Dictionary
Hallan-shaker. or hallen-shaker, subs. (old).—A vagabond or sturdy beggar. For synonyms, see CADGER and MUMPER. 1. c. 1503–4. DUNBAR, A General Satyre, wks ... wehd.com
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hallan
hallan Sc. and north. dial. (ˈhælən) Also 6–8 halland, 8 hallon, 8–9 hallen. [perh. derivative or dim. of hall1.] A partition wall in a cottage; particularly, that between the door and the fireplace, which shelters the room from the draught of the door; also the inside porch formed by this partition... Oxford English Dictionary
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SND :: hallan - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
... hallan; (3) hallanshaker, one who shakes the hallan, i.e. stands at the ... only a wandering hallen-shaker, and will I tell you your fortune?Rxb. 1925 ... dsl.ac.uk
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"hallanshaker" definitions and more - OneLook
Usually means: Someone who shakes up hallways. Definitions Related words Mentions. We found 3 dictionaries that define the word hallanshaker: General (3 ... onelook.com
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A Hallanshaker a' in Rags: Illustration to Death and the Ploughman's ...
The man is standing to the right, facing to the left. His head is bowed and he wears ragged clothing. With his right hand he holds out his hat toward the woman. collections.manchesterartgallery.org
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Maggie Lauder (Roud 5625) - Mainly Norfolk
“Begone, ye hallan-shaker ! Jog on your gait, ye bladder-skate. My name is Maggie Lauder.” “Meg,” quo' he, “and by my bags. I'm fidgin' fain ... mainlynorfolk.info
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hallan, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun hallan. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. www.oed.com
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shaker
shaker (ˈʃeɪkə(r)) Also 5 schakare, -ere, 6 Sc. schakar, (-car), schekkar. [f. shake v. + -er1.] 1. a. One who or something which shakes (in the transitive senses of the verb). Also in phr. mover and shaker, shaker and mover (U.S.), a person who influences events, a person who gets things done.c 144... Oxford English Dictionary
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