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tulchan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tulchan
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.

Obsolete

noun

A man appointed as a bishop in Scotland after the Reformation, who was a bishop in name only and whose revenue was drawn by his patron.

Derogatory

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tulachan.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tulchans (plural)

Questions

What does tulchan mean?
A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
Where does tulchan come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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