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Search Results for: quine - 6 Scottish word posts.

Young redcoat asks the wrong Mother Superior the wrong question while his colleagues grin with expectation.

Scottish Word: Quine.

Tags: bridge, guard, hat, musket, nun, soldier, soldiers, uniform

Young redcoat asks the wrong Mother Superior the wrong question while his colleagues grin with expectation.

“Hud on you! Are ye a loun or a quine?” Translate: quine, quyne, quean: girl. “Wait a moment you! Are you a boy or a girl?” The Scottish Word: quine with its definition and its meaning … Continue reading Quine. →

bridge, guard, hat, musket, nun, soldier, soldiers, uniform
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Scotsman on a glass bridge shouting at speeding couple in pedal boat below.

Scottish Word: Faut.

Tags: boat, bridge, dingy, glass, helmet, kilt, rat, windows

Scotsman on a glass bridge shouting at speeding couple in pedal boat below.

Hoi! It’s no ma faut folk are biggin canal bridges oot o glaiss. Ahn wha decided you shuid be the arbiter of what a quine sees or disni see onywye? Are you the boss o her? … Continue reading Faut. →

boat, bridge, dingy, glass, helmet, kilt, rat, windows
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Calling in at a Scottish baker's to get the take away lunch for the old folks' home.

Scottish Word: Bridie.

Tags: baker, bread, bun, cakes, girl, man, old, shop, shopping

Calling in at a Scottish baker's to get the take away lunch for the old folks' home.

“Wana bridie?” “Aye. Twa plain eens anan ingin ‘in ana. Ta.” “Yon quine’s awa wi the last ingin yin.” Translate: bridie: sausage meat wrapped in a circular pastry case folded over. Can also contain herbs, pepper … Continue reading Bridie. →

baker, bread, bun, cakes, girl, man, old, shop, shopping
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The animals paraded up the gangplank two by two but Noah sent them to bed separately.

Scottish Word: Hochmagandy.

Tags: animals, ark, beard, bears, bible, boat, cat, flood, insect, pig, sheep, whistle

The animals paraded up the gangplank two by two but Noah sent them to bed separately.

“There’ll be no hochmagandy on this boat. Quines this wye louns thon wye.” Translate: hochmagandy, houghmagandy, houghmagandie: fornication, sex. “There will be no fornication on this boat. Girls this way, boys that way.” parade – up … Continue reading Hochmagandy. →

animals, ark, beard, bears, bible, boat, cat, flood, insect, pig, sheep, whistle
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Warriors of both sexes united ready for battle.

Scottish Word: Claes.

Tags: leather, muscles, naked, shield, skin, soldier, sword, swords, warrior

Warriors of both sexes united ready for battle.

“Hoo come in this age of sword and sorcery all you quines get mair claes than us loons?” Translate: claes: clothes. “How come in this age of sword and sorcery all you women get more clothes … Continue reading Claes. →

leather, muscles, naked, shield, skin, soldier, sword, swords, warrior
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A group of workers enjoying lunch.

Scottish Word: Piece.

Tags: dungarees, flask, jeans, lady, lunch, men, new, sandwich, tea, wellies, women

A group of workers enjoying lunch.

‘Foo is’t, gaffer, that quines nivir git thir piece mankit?’ Translate: piece: sandwich. ‘Boss, how is it that girls never get their sandwich dirty?’ Poise – in my experience girls always seem to have more poise … Continue reading Piece. →

dungarees, flask, jeans, lady, lunch, men, new, sandwich, tea, wellies, women
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