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klaeber, klebber, kleber, klebie, kleeber, kleebie,
kleber [I.Sh. ˈklebər, ˈklibər]
n. Steatite, soapstone.
dim. klebie
n. Steatite, soapstone.
dim. klebie
cleip, clipe, cliyp, clype, clypet, clypid, clypit, kläipet, kleipet, klipe, klipet, klipit, klype, klypit,
klipe [I.Sh. kləip]
n. A lean or emaciated person. A miser. A thin barley bannock.
v. To pinch, squeeze, to cling. To be miserly.
pt. pp. klipit adj. Thin or emaciated. Miserly.
n. A lean or emaciated person. A miser. A thin barley bannock.
v. To pinch, squeeze, to cling. To be miserly.
pt. pp. klipit adj. Thin or emaciated. Miserly.
klonger, klunger,
klonger [I.Sh. ˈklɔŋgər]
n. The dog-rose Rosa canina.
n. The dog-rose Rosa canina.
clumbung, clumbungie, klumbung, klumbungi,
klumbung [I.Ork. ˈklʌmˈbʌŋ]
n. An ill-shaped, clumsy thing. A thick-set, clumsy person.
dim. klumbungie
n. An ill-shaped, clumsy thing. A thick-set, clumsy person.
dim. klumbungie
haif-knab, hauf-knabbie, hauf-knabby, kinabbrie, knab, knabberie, knabbery, knabbie, knabbie, knabby, knabi, knabrie, knag, nab, nabb, nabberie, nabbery, nabbie, nabbie, nabby, nabby,
knab [(k)nab]
n. A person of wealth or social importance, a snob.
n. A person of wealth or social importance, a snob.
knabby [ˈ(k)nabɪ]
adj. Well-to-do, having rank, means, or position, genteel, pretentious, dressed above one's station.
adj. Well-to-do, having rank, means, or position, genteel, pretentious, dressed above one's station.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hauf-knabby: bourgeois.
knabberie [ˈ(k)nabərɪ]: The gentry.
knabbie: A type of trim, stylish ring-net fishing boat.
knabberie [ˈ(k)nabərɪ]: The gentry.
knabbie: A type of trim, stylish ring-net fishing boat.
knab, knablach, knableich, knablich, nab, nabb,
knab [(k)nab]
n. A hillock or knoll. The summit thereof. A rocky protuberance, a promontory.
n. A hillock or knoll. The summit thereof. A rocky protuberance, a promontory.
Compounds and phrases etc.
knablach: MN. A large or unevenly shaped stone, a boulder.
fernackert, firnackit, forknacket, forknackit, fornacket, fornackit, knack, knackers, knacketie, knackety, knackie, knacksy, knacky, knak, knakky, knaks, knawky, nack, nackers, nackey, nackie, nacksy, nawkie, nax,
knack [(k)nak, MN. tnak]
n. A sharp, crisp, clicking, breaking or striking noise, a sharp blow, a snap, a crack. A humiliating kind of punishment. A piece of quick repartee, a sharp or stinging retort, a joke, a clever or witty saying.
v. To make a sharp cracking noise, snap the fingers, slap or strike, deride, make fun of.
n. A sharp, crisp, clicking, breaking or striking noise, a sharp blow, a snap, a crack. A humiliating kind of punishment. A piece of quick repartee, a sharp or stinging retort, a joke, a clever or witty saying.
v. To make a sharp cracking noise, snap the fingers, slap or strike, deride, make fun of.
knackie [ˈ(k)nakɪ, MN. ˈtnakɪ]
adj. Clever, ingenious.
adj. Clever, ingenious.
Compounds and phrases etc.
Auld Knacksie: Old Knock, Saint Paul
forknacket: A hard slap, a wallop.
knackers: Two flat pieces of wood or bone, used as castanets.
knacketie [ˈ(k)nakətɪ, MN. ˈtnakətɪ]: adj. Skilful, cunning.
forknacket: A hard slap, a wallop.
knackers: Two flat pieces of wood or bone, used as castanets.
knacketie [ˈ(k)nakətɪ, MN. ˈtnakətɪ]: adj. Skilful, cunning.
knacker, knackered, knackers, knackert, nacker, nackers, nackert, nakkert,
knacker [ˈ(k)nakər, MN. ˈtnakər]
n. One who slaughters old or sick horses.
pl. knackers sl. Testicles.
v. To slaughter an old or sick horse.
pt. pp. knackert, knackered sl. Worn out, broken.
n. One who slaughters old or sick horses.
pl. knackers sl. Testicles.
v. To slaughter an old or sick horse.
pt. pp. knackert, knackered sl. Worn out, broken.
knag, knaggie, knaggin, knaggy, knagi, knog, knoggie, knoggin, nag, naggie, naggin, neggin, nog, noggie, noggin, nyag,
knag [(k)nag]
also knaggin [ˈ(k)nagɪn]
n. A small wooden dish with a stave extended to form a handle. A keg or small cask.
dim. knaggie
also knaggin [ˈ(k)nagɪn]
n. A small wooden dish with a stave extended to form a handle. A keg or small cask.
dim. knaggie
hnaag, hnag, hnjag, knag, knagg, naag, nag, nagg, niaag, niag, njaag, njag, nyaag, nyaag,
knag [I.Sh. (k)nag, hn(j)aːg]
n. Gnawing grief, heartache, pain. Wearying, laborious toil. Grumbling, importunity. A stale and mouldy taste.
v. Of pain: to gnaw, give twinges. To gnaw, keep chewing at. To become sour or mouldy in taste. To work in a slow, laborious but assiduous manner, to toil.
n. Gnawing grief, heartache, pain. Wearying, laborious toil. Grumbling, importunity. A stale and mouldy taste.
v. Of pain: to gnaw, give twinges. To gnaw, keep chewing at. To become sour or mouldy in taste. To work in a slow, laborious but assiduous manner, to toil.