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willie-waught

willie-waught noun: a large swig of drink.

Noun

willie-waught (plural willie-waughts)

  1. A large swig of drink.
    • We were just pledging each other in a brimming saucer of the beverage, and expressing loudly our determination to imbibe a willie-waught, when […]1854, The Knickerbocker, volume 44, page 194

Forms of willie-waught

pluralwillie-waughts

Origin of willie-waught

From a misunderstanding of the syntax of the line "we'll tak a right guid-willie waught" in Robert Burns' 1788 poem Auld Lang Syne.

Questions about willie-waught

What does willie-waught mean?
Willie-waught means a large swig of drink.
What part of speech is willie-waught?
Willie-waught is a noun.
What is the plural of willie-waught?
The plural of willie-waught is willie-waughts.

Words near willie-waught in the dictionary

  1. willie warmer
  2. Willie Wigglestick
  3. willie-wag-tail
  4. willie-wag-tails
  5. willie-warmer
  6. willie-waught
  7. willied
  8. willier
  9. williers
  10. willies
  11. williest

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