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currie, curry, curry-raag, kori, kurrie, kurrie-raag, kurrie-rag, kurry, kurry-raag,
kurrie [I.Sh. ˈkʌri]
adj. Pretty, dear, lovable.
int. An expression of pity or sympathy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
kurrie-rag: I.Sh. Rapport, dealings, friendly relations.
cornoy, correnoy, cotanay, cotinoy, cottonoy, cuttanoy, kattanow, kuttanoy,
kuttanoy [I. kʌtəˈnɔi, kʌtəˈnʌu]
n. A disturbance, uproar, annoyance. An upheaval, turmoil.
kwar, kwarr, whaar, wharr,
kwarr [I.Ork. kwaːr, ʍaːr]
v. To wheeze, to make a dry, croaking sound.
hwark, hwarkapus, hwerkapus, hwirkabys, kwark, kwarkabus, kwarkabus, kwerk, kwerkapus, kwilk, kwirk, kwirkipus, kwolk, qhilk, quark, quarquabus, querk, quirkabus, whark, wherk, whielk, whilk, whirk, whirkabis, whurk,
kwerk [I. kwerk, kwark, ʍaːrk]
n. The part of the throat of a fish used for bait. A gulp, swallow. Any hollow of the body such as the armpit, groin or instep etc.
v. To swallow with difficulty, or with noisy gulps, to gurgle.
 
whilk [ʍɪlk, kwɪlk]
n. A gulp, a large mouthful or draught.
v. To gulp, to swallow noisily, to suck quickly into the mouth.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
kwerkapus: A disease of sheep involving a dropsical swelling in the throat.
hwi, kailie-kwey, keeliquoy, kwey, kwi, kwy, quay, quee, quey, quie, quoy, whee, whie, why,
kwey [I. kwae, kwiː, hw(a)i]
n. A piece of land that was part of a common pasture which had been enclosed and cultivated as part of a farm.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
kailie-kwey I.: A cabbage plot.
kwink, quink,
kwink [I.Ork. kwɪŋk]
n. The brent goose Branta bernicla or the greylag goose Anser anser.
kai, key, ky, kye,
kye [NN.a. kaɪ]
n. The edible crab Cancer pagurus.
keilie, keilies, kiloe, kiloes, kylae, kylaes, kyley, kyleys, kylie, kylies,
kylae [ˈkəilɪ]
n. S. SW. One of a breed of small Highland cattle with shaggy hair and long curving horns.
pl. kylaes
coil, Kyle,
Kyle [kəil]
pn. Kyle, Part of Ayrshire.
kail, kayle, keal, keals, keel, kile, kiles, kyle, kyles,
kyle [kəil]
n. A ninepin or skittle. A bobbin in a cotton-spinning machine. A chance, opportunity, lot.
pl. kyles
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
the kyles: The game of ninepins, skittles.

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