What does spleuchan mean?
Spleuchan means (archaic, Scotland) A pouch, especially for tobacco or money..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, Scotland) A pouch, especially for tobacco or money..
But I was saying, there’s some siller in the spleuchan that’s like the Captain’s ain, for we’ve aye counted it such, baith Ailie and me.
'I wadna hae been in his skin for the best har'st fee that ever was paid into a Lowlander's purse or a Highlander's spleuchan.'
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Spleuchan means (archaic, Scotland) A pouch, especially for tobacco or money..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But I was saying, there’s some siller in the spleuchan that’s like the Captain’s ain, for we’ve aye counted it such, baith Ailie and me.
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