What does strunt mean?
Strunt means (Scotland, uncountable) Spirituous liquor; alcoholic drink..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland, uncountable) Spirituous liquor; alcoholic drink..
Syne, wi' a social glass o' strunt, / They parted aff careerin / Fu' blythe that night.
Wow, man, that's unco sad! --Is that ye'r jo Has ta'en the strunt!
"Upo' the hill" the callan cries, "She cock'd her gaucy runt; An' to Strathfallan green Burn-brae, Fu' nimbly she did strunt.
High were their hopes for food and cash, And drink to keep them strunting, Which cures the yisk and waterbrash, And sets the pipe a lunting
Your impudence protects you sairly, I canna say but ye strunt rarely Owre gauze and lace.
The Brain is acknowledged by all, to be the Fountain, from whence Sinews have their rise; particularly, there is derived thence one great Tendon, which passeth through the cavity of Neck and Back-bone, extending it self to the nethermost joint of the Strunt.
A tanner's dog invited another dog of his intimate acquaintance to an entertainment, but the latter dog not being satisfied with his feast, as he came away feloniously stole away the strunt of a tail , and the tanner's dog soon after hearing of the felony, quarrelled with his acquaintance, upon which he lost his life;
S a pretty little dog! 's a pretty little doggy! — ay! — yes! — he is, yes! — Wag thy strunt, then! Wag thy strunt, Rexie!
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Strunt means (Scotland, uncountable) Spirituous liquor; alcoholic drink..
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Syne, wi' a social glass o' strunt, / They parted aff careerin / Fu' blythe that night.
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