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 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™
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take a gude-willy waught
hogmaster 02/11/2012 4:46 PM ![]()
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Rhubarb Commando 02/12/2012 5:58 PM ![]()
All aboard that's coming aboard!
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