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sowens
sowens, n. pl. Sc. (and Ir.). (ˈsoənz, ˈsu-) Forms: 6 sowannis, 7 sownis, 7–9 sowins, 8– sowens, -ings, sewings, sooins, so'ns, 9 sowans, sooans, -ens, sones; sweens, swins, etc. [app. ad. Gael. s{uacu}ghan, s{uacu}bhan, the liquid used in preparing ‘sowens’ (= Ir. s{uacu}ghán, subhán sap, juice), f... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sowans
Sowans or sowens (), also called virpa in Shetland, is a Scottish dish made using the starch remaining on the inner husks of oats after milling. wikipedia.org
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sowans
sowans variant of sowens. Oxford English Dictionary
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sweens
sweens var. sowens. Oxford English Dictionary
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sowen
sowen comb. form of sowens; obs. pa. pple. sew v.1 and sow v.1 Oxford English Dictionary
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swoons
swoons obs. form of sowens.1739 A. Nicol Nat. without Art 99 Swoons and Pottage. Oxford English Dictionary
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swats
swats, n. pl. Sc. (swɒts) Also 6 swaits, swaittis, 9 swatts. [repr. OE. swatan ‘cervisia’, beer.] New small beer or ale; also see quot. 1888.1508 Dunbar Flyting 130 Sueir swappit swanky, swyne⁓keper ay for swaittis. 1572 Satir. Poems Reform. xxxiii. 261 Now drink thay Mylk and Swaits in steid of Ail... Oxford English Dictionary
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flummery
flummery (ˈflʌmərɪ) Also 7 flommeri, flumery, thlummery, 7–8 flamery. [a. Welsh llymru, of unknown etymology; the fl- and Herbert's thl- are attempts to render the sound of Welsh ll-; cf. fluellin.] 1. a. ‘A kind of food made by coagulation of wheatflour or oatmeal’ (J.). Cf. sowens.1623 Markham Eng... Oxford English Dictionary
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forrit
forrit, adv. Sc. (ˈfɒrɪt) [repr. forward, or a coalescence of this with foreright.] Forward.1786 Burns Pastoral Poetry vi, Come forrit, honest Allan! 1816 Scott Old Mort. xxxviii, ‘What for are ye no getting forrit wi' the sowens?’ 1826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 145 Things wunna retire and ... Oxford English Dictionary
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farl
▪ I. farl, n. Sc. (fɑːl) Also 8 farle, 9 farrel. [Contraction for fardel n.2] Originally, the fourth part of a thin cake made either of flour or oatmeal; now applied to a cake of similar kind and size, whether quadrant-shaped or not.1724 Ramsay Tea-t. Misc. (1733) I. 91 Sowens, and farles, and Baps.... Oxford English Dictionary
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bap
▪ I. bap Sc. (bæp) [Etymol. unknown.] A small loaf or ‘roll’ of bakers' bread, made of various sizes and shapes in different parts of Scotland.1513–75 Diurn. Occurr. (1833) 301 Bappis of nyne for xijd. 1724 A. Ramsay Tea-t. Misc. I. 91 Sowens and farles and Baps. c 1800 Mrs. Lyon in Ramsay Remin. (1... Oxford English Dictionary
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poor man
poor man 1. lit. A man who is poor (in any sense of the adj.); esp. a man who is indigent or needy, or who belongs to the class of the poor. Also attrib.a 1225 Ancr. R. 86 Ase þe þe seið to þe knihte þet robbeð his poure men. a 1350 Cursor M. 10386 (Gött) To godd he gaue þe lambis to lottis, And to ... Oxford English Dictionary
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ug
▪ I. ug, n. Obs. exc. dial. [a. ON. ugg-r: cf. next. In mod. dial. use perh. from the vb.] Fear, dread.a 1240 Lofsong in O.E. Hom. I. 209 For-ȝif me mine sunnen;..louerd, ich i-seo ham wið muchel ugge of þin eie.▪ II. ug, v. Obs. exc. dial. (ʌg) Forms: 3 subj. uggi, 4–6 ugge (vgge, 5 vggyn, -one), 5... Oxford English Dictionary
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slake
▪ I. slake, n.1 (sleɪk) Also 4 slak. [f. slake v.1] 1. The act of slacking or slackening in some respect; an instance of this.a 1300 Cursor M. 23618 Sua sal þe wreches..for þair sak, Be stad in pine wit-vten slak. 16.. Robin of Portingale in Percy's Folio MS., Ball. & Rom. I. 238 At the wakening of ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Scotch
Scotch, a. and n.3 (skɒtʃ) Also 7 Scot'sh. [Contracted var. of Scottish. The three forms of the adj., Scotch, Scottish, Scots, are still current, with some difference in use, which, however, is somewhat unsettled. Down to the middle of the 16th c. the only form used in southern English was Scottish;... Oxford English Dictionary
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