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tulchan

tulchan noun: a calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.

Noun

tulchan (plural tulchans)

  1. (obsolete) A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
  2. (derogatory, historical) A man appointed as a bishop in Scotland after the Reformation, who was a bishop in name only and whose revenue was drawn by his patron.

Forms of tulchan

pluraltulchans

Origin of tulchan

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tulachan.

Questions about tulchan

What does tulchan mean?
Tulchan means a calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
What part of speech is tulchan?
Tulchan is a noun.
What is the plural of tulchan?
The plural of tulchan is tulchans.

Words near tulchan in the dictionary

  1. Tulay
  2. Tulbagh
  3. tulbaghia
  4. tulbaghias
  5. Tulcea
  6. tulchan
  7. tulchans
  8. Tulchin
  9. Tulchinsky
  10. Tulchinskys
  11. Tulchyn

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