stroupach

Noun

stroupach (plural stroupachs)

1. (Scotland) a cup of tea.
   • At six I dressed, and went down to the kitchen to light the fire, thinking to surprise Cordelia by bringing her stroupach up to her in bed on Harvest-morn. But I found that I was not the only one to be up betimes.1944, Catherine Macdonald Maclean, Farewell to Tharrus, page 88
   • The trick, my dear madam, is to ensure that the sun is shining on the flowers as you pick them and never to pause, yea even for a stroupach, between picking and starting the mulching process.1992, John Maxwell, “A few ruffled feathers over champagne and duck breast”, in Herald Scotland

   Synonyms:

   stroupan