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OP oh, waught!
there were only six(6) entries this time, so we filled the list out a bit. Candy obviously knew the lyric, perhaps others too?
(also variously waucht, waft)
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere ! [friend]
and gie's a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught, [goodwill draft]
for auld lang syne.
-Robert Burns
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a) (obs. spelling) v.t., to carry along by a gentle current; waft [wofa picked by BranShea, Rhuby]
b) a fallacious statement leaked to discredit a political rival [Candy olly]
c) OE: nothing; nil [Jackie]
d) adj., intricately entwined [Faldage]
e) something that you are obliged to do; an inescapable duty [Rhuby]
f) Scot. a copious draft [W3 Faldage, Candy]
g) tasteless, insipid; unpleasant to the smell or taste [OED def'n for waugh, as per tsuwm wofa]
h) an official charged with the surveillance of the population growth of free range Scottish Highland hogs [BranShea]
i) Scot: the wail of a Banshee [tsuwm Jackie, tsuwm]
j) interj., an expression of surprise or disgust [hogmaster (see top)]
the hogmaster™
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted take a gude-willy waught hogmaster 02/11/12 04:46 PM Re: take a gude-willy waught Candy 02/12/12 12:50 AM Re: take a gude-willy waught Jackie 02/12/12 03:01 AM Re: take a gude-willy waught tsuwm 02/12/12 04:16 AM Re: take a gude-willy waught Faldage 02/12/12 12:53 PM draft Rhubarb Commando 02/12/12 05:58 PM All aboard that's coming aboard! wofahulicodoc 02/12/12 06:57 PM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! olly 02/12/12 11:33 PM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! BranShea 02/13/12 09:28 AM Re: take a gude-willy waught Rhubarb Commando 02/12/12 06:04 PM Re: take a gude-willy waught BranShea 02/12/12 06:22 PM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! Jackie 02/13/12 04:25 AM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! olly 02/13/12 08:40 PM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! Jackie 02/14/12 03:27 AM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! Faldage 02/13/12 01:12 PM Re: All aboard that's coming aboard! tsuwm 02/13/12 01:56 PM
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