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tulchans

tulchans is the plural of tulchan.

Meaning of tulchan

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.

Questions about tulchans

What is tulchans the plural of?
Tulchans is the plural of tulchan.

Words near tulchans in the dictionary

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

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