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The Proverbs of Scotland · Alexander Hislop — chapter 239 of 242 · ~119 words · public domain

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Tippence, twopence.

Tither, the other.

Tocher, a dowry, fortune.

Tocherless, without a dowry.

Tod, a fox.

Tooly, to fight.

Toom, empty, to empty.

Toun, a town.

Toustie, cross.

Tout, to blow a horn; the blast of a horn.

Touzie, disordered, dishevelled.

Tow, a rope; hemp or flax in a prepared state.

Trewed, believed, trusted.

Trow, to believe, to credit.

Tryst, a fair, an appointment.

Tulzie, a quarrel; to quarrel, to fight.

Tup, a ram.

Twa, two.

Twal, twelve.

Twalpenny, a Scots shilling, of value one penny English.

Tyke, tike, a dog, a clumsy person.

Unco, strange, unknown, very, extremely.

Uncoft, unbought.

Unsicker, not secure, unsafe.

Untimeous, untimely, unseasonable.

Uphaud, to support, to uphold.

Upwith, upwards, elated.

Wa', a wall.

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