spleuchan
spleuchan noun: a pouch, especially for tobacco or money.
Noun
spleuchan (plural spleuchans)
- 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.1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown...
- '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.'1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, act 1, page 34
Forms of spleuchan
| plural | spleuchans |
|---|---|
| alternative form | speuchan |
| alternative form | spleughan |
Origin of spleuchan
From Goidelic/Scottish Gaelic spliuchan.
Questions about spleuchan
- What does spleuchan mean?
- Spleuchan means a pouch, especially for tobacco or money.
- What part of speech is spleuchan?
- Spleuchan is a noun.
- What is the plural of spleuchan?
- The plural of spleuchan is spleuchans.
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