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willie-waught

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
willie-waught
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large swig of drink.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

willie-waughts (plural)

Questions

What does willie-waught mean?
A large swig of drink.
Where does willie-waught come from?
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.

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