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turkas, turkis, turkiss,
turkas [ˈtʌrkɪs]
n. A pair of pincers or pliers such as used by a blacksmith, carpenter or cobbler.
n. A pair of pincers or pliers such as used by a blacksmith, carpenter or cobbler.
turk, Turkey, turkie,
Turkey [ˈtʌrki]
pn. Turkey.
n. A wallet or pocket-book once made of Turkey-leather. col. A savage uncouth person.
pn. Turkey.
n. A wallet or pocket-book once made of Turkey-leather. col. A savage uncouth person.
Turk [tʌrk]
n. A turkish person. An upholstery fabric.
adj. Fierce, truculent, sullen.
v. To become very angry, break out in rage.
n. A turkish person. An upholstery fabric.
adj. Fierce, truculent, sullen.
v. To become very angry, break out in rage.
tormit, turmaet, turmet, turmit, turmits, turmot, turmut,
turmit [ˈtʌrmət]
n. A turnip.
n. A turnip.
hanteran, hanterin, haund-turn, owerturn, owreturn, tirn, tirn$d, toarn, turn, turn_aboot, turncoat, turned, turnin, turnit, turnkwite, turn-oot, turnt,
turn [tʌrn]
n. The act or process of turning or changing etc. A check, rebuff, set-back, a heading-of. In music: a section or passage of a tune. A piece of work or business, a job, task, chore, duty. A trick, prank, escapade. Bent, bias, inclination, aptitude, manner.
v. To turn. To twist or spin a rope from straw etc. To turn cut hay, corn or peats etc. To become, grow.
pt. pp. turnt, turned
n. The act or process of turning or changing etc. A check, rebuff, set-back, a heading-of. In music: a section or passage of a tune. A piece of work or business, a job, task, chore, duty. A trick, prank, escapade. Bent, bias, inclination, aptitude, manner.
v. To turn. To twist or spin a rope from straw etc. To turn cut hay, corn or peats etc. To become, grow.
pt. pp. turnt, turned
Compounds and phrases etc.
dae the turn: To suffice for some occasion, serve a useful purpose.
haund-turn: NN.b. Very soon, in a short time.
haund's turn: A stroke of work.
owerturn: Repeat a song, a story, turnover.
turn aboot: In turn.
turncoat: A turncoat, a backslider.
turnin: Turning.
turn-oot: The attendance.
turn ower: To mention. To fare moderatrely well.
haund-turn: NN.b. Very soon, in a short time.
haund's turn: A stroke of work.
owerturn: Repeat a song, a story, turnover.
turn aboot: In turn.
turncoat: A turncoat, a backslider.
turnin: Turning.
turn-oot: The attendance.
turn ower: To mention. To fare moderatrely well.
Tranent, Treten, Turnent,
Turnent [ˈtʌrnɛnt]
pn. Tranent (East Lothian).
pn. Tranent (East Lothian).
belter
n. A native or inhabitant of Tranent.
n. A native or inhabitant of Tranent.
turner,
turner [ˈtʌrnər]
n. A copper coin valued at two pence.
n. A copper coin valued at two pence.
Turra, Turray,
Turra [ˈtʌra]
pn. Turriff (Aberdeenshire).
pn. Turriff (Aberdeenshire).
Compounds and phrases etc.
Turra cou: A cow belonging to a farmer near Turriff that was seized for debt in 1913 because the owner refused to pay employee National Health insurance contributions. The cow was bought back by sympathisers and led in triumph to the farm
Turra neep, -tattie: An inhabitant of Turrif.
Turra neep, -tattie: An inhabitant of Turrif.
treuss, troos, trouse, trouss, trouss$t, trousst, turse, turse$t, tursed, tursit,
turse [tʌrs]
also trouss [trus]
n. A truss, bundle, bale. Any large quantity or untidy bundle of straw, thatch or sticks etc. A load. Labour or difficulty in carrying, a heaving and shoving.
v. To truss or pack up, to make into a bale or bundle. To adjust or arrange one's clothing, to dress oneself up, to dress oneself for cold weather, to wrap up, to take an infant from the cradle and dress it. To start off, set to work, to set out, take oneself off, be gone.
pt. pp. turse't, trousst
also trouss [trus]
n. A truss, bundle, bale. Any large quantity or untidy bundle of straw, thatch or sticks etc. A load. Labour or difficulty in carrying, a heaving and shoving.
v. To truss or pack up, to make into a bale or bundle. To adjust or arrange one's clothing, to dress oneself up, to dress oneself for cold weather, to wrap up, to take an infant from the cradle and dress it. To start off, set to work, to set out, take oneself off, be gone.
pt. pp. turse't, trousst
Compounds and phrases etc.
turse aboot: To strut about.
shilagie, shilagy, shilaigae, tishalago, tushilago, tushilaigae, tushilaigo, tushlucky, tuslag,
tushilaigae [tʌʃɪˈlegi]
n. The coltsfoot Tussilago farfar or NEC. N. I. butterbur Petasites hybridus.
dim. shilaigae.
n. The coltsfoot Tussilago farfar or NEC. N. I. butterbur Petasites hybridus.
dim. shilaigae.
torsk, torske, torvsker, tosch, tosk, toysker, toyster, tuisker, tursk, turskill, tushkar, tushker, tushtar, tusk, tuskar, tusker, twiscar,
tusk [tʌsk]
n. A tusk. A projecting tooth. A marine cod-like fish Brosme brosme usually dried.
pl. tusks Projecting stones at the end of a wall for bonding with an adjoining wall, toothing. The projecting wing on the blade of a peat-spade which makes the side-cut.
v. To bond or join two walls by means of projecting stones.
n. A tusk. A projecting tooth. A marine cod-like fish Brosme brosme usually dried.
pl. tusks Projecting stones at the end of a wall for bonding with an adjoining wall, toothing. The projecting wing on the blade of a peat-spade which makes the side-cut.
v. To bond or join two walls by means of projecting stones.
Compounds and phrases etc.
tusker [NN.b. I. ˈtʌskər]: A peat spade with a right-angled cut.