Waucht
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Waucht is a noun meaning (Scotland) A large draught of any liquid.
Meaning
(Scotland) A large draught of any liquid.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) To drink, to quaff.
Example Sentences
He was singin′ and roarin′ wi′ the loudest, and takin′ great wauchts frae the bowl, far mair than was guid for him.
[…]while with Huntly, who in April 1599 had been created Marquis, the King now spent much of his time, “wauchting and drinking.”
Eftir this the Erles and thair kin passis to the Tolbuith, with the haill ministerie: all ar maid burgessis of this toun; the ministers with the rest. At euin^([even]), nathing bot wauchting.
1893, Robert Louis Stevenson, David Balfour [aka Catriona], 2009, page 228, “But ye′ll be for a bite or ye go?” said he. “Neither bite nor sup,” said I. “I had a good waucht of milk in by Ratho.”
Word Forms
- wauchts
- waught
- wauchting
- wauchted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hauch, sough, swally, swig, whuff, jabble.
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