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waught

waught is the alternative form of waucht.

Meaning of waucht

Noun

waucht (plural wauchts)

  1. (Scotland) A large draught of any liquid.
    • “Bring us a bottle, then.”
      “Bring twa,” here interrupted Johnny Yuill, in a loud voice; “for I′m dooms dry, and ′ll sen′ owre a bottle to my ain share at a waucht, and I′m sure ye′ll manage the ither yersel, Provost; and, if ye canna, I′ll help ye wi′ that, too.”1851, John Mackay Wilson, The Provost of Starvieston: Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland, volume III, page 144

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Forms of waught

Noun
pluralwaughts
Verb
third-person singular presentwaughts
present participlewaughting
past participlewaughted
pastwaughted

Questions about waught

What is waught the alternative form of?
Waught is the alternative form of waucht.

Words near waught in the dictionary

  1. waughed
  2. Waughesque
  3. Waughian
  4. waughing
  5. waughs
  6. waught
  7. waughted
  8. waughting
  9. waughts
  10. Waugorah
  11. Wauja

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