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- Keuttikin n. drawers.
- Back Drawer n. back, but shall lead forth such Back drawers, and Turners-aside, with the workers of iniquity.
- Bagie n. and dragged along to the main haulage road by drawers . Obs. Slg. 1842 Children in Mines Report
- Acroass adv. ah wis reddin up the boattom drawer ae your chest-ae-drawers, ah cam acroass a photie ... an auld
- Ball n.4 either end of which was a large ball bottle, and having selected from one of the drawers as good a pair
- Upgaen ppl. adj., vbl. n. Egyt till Canaan. Fif. 1894 J. W. M'Laren Tibbie and Tam 105: The kist o' drawers in the
- Fortnicht n. James Miller A Fine White Stoor 215: Did ye take your boots off, and your drawers that ye used to
- Semmit n. Man Sandy (1899) 127: His seamit an' his drawers werena there. Gsw. 1915 J. J. Bell Wee an' drawers, Professor, are gey the waur o' wear. Gsw. 1980 Christine Marion Fraser Blue 'simmit' and a pair of long drawers, smoking his pipe, ... Sc. 1989 Scotsman (7 Aug) 20: The
- Shottle n.. Mercury (25 April): The Shop-Table containing 64 Shuttles, and two Drawers, one of 20 Shuttles, the of an antique cabinet, with drawers and shottles. [O.Sc. schottill , a small drawer or
- Kirkcaldy prop. n. strippet' shirt, woollen stockings, bed socks, wheeling drawers or the wool to knit them.
- Calshes n. pl.. calzone , id. (Hatz. and Darm.), O.Fr. cauces , Fr. chausses , drawers.]
- Goblet n. set it on my fire. Rnf. 1865 J. Young Homely Pictures 162: Drawers, dresser, jugs, an
- Luppie n.', eggs, — many of the knicknacks now usually put in drawers or boxes. . . . The bairns were seated on
- Linder n.1. 1872 W. Philip It 'ill a' come richt 148: Fower pair o' drawers, a dizzen o' nepkins — acht
- Honesty n. xxviii.: I gave Lilly an advice myself to put it by in her drawers for an honesty, and let them see
- Kist n., v. for keeping money and valuables (Sh., ne.Sc., Ags., Per., Dmb., Ayr., s.Sc. 1960), “two drawers with a (ne.Sc. 1960). See Neuk ; (3) kist o(f) drawers , chest of drawers (Edb. 1872 J. Smith Jenny Blair's Tibbie and Tam 100: The total wreck o' the furniture — except the kist o' drawers — was mair than thae kist-o'-drawers. (4) Fif. 1988 Alistair Lawrie et al. eds Glimmer of Cold Brine 45: A day of a chest of drawers. II . v . 1 . To place or pack in a box or chest, to lay past as a store
- Teer v. (Wallace) 354, teerer ). Sc. 1814 J. Sinclair Agric. Scot. III. 317: Callico-printers, Drawers
- Pirlie-pig n. modelled like a chest of drawers, others like an old man, some like “a clockin' hen”. These were generally
- Boddam n. the boattom drawer ae your chest-ae-drawers, ah cam acroass a photie...an auld photie fae back in the
- Cot n.-house On Kirsty's kist o' drawers. Kcb. 1789 Dmf. Weekly Jnl. (10 Feb.): A large new-built
- Intromit v.. xv.: Div ye tell me 'at Jean was intromittin' wi' thae drawers? [O.Sc. intromit , -met , in
- Provide v., n. drawers, “split new”, and ordered for the occasion. 2. Bed and table linen, or naiprie as it is styled
- Range v., n.' the drawers, an' canna find it. 2 . To agitate water in order to drive fish out of their hiding
- Pair n. issued in two volumes; pair of Carritches , the Shorter Catechism; pair o' drawers , a small chest of drawers (Bnff. 1900); pair of grains , a pronged implement, a fork or Leister ; pair o' questions , the
- Shetland prop. n. sheep noted for its fine quality. 2 . Sc. 1896 Fleming Reid & Co. Price List 36: Drawers
- Bun ppl. adj.1 chairs and a table, an eight-day clock, a chest of drawers, a looking-glass, and a bun breest , that is
- Spar n.1, v., and better ranged, the drawers, And damaged sair the auld, dune spars. (6) Gsw. 1813 J
- Them pron. lave o the born leaders o sufferin mankind an gart thaim fecht in nocht but thair drawers an semmits
- Glaum v.1, n. Blackwood's Mag. (Oct.) 586: The reverend carle glammering, graipit to get His drawers and bauchels, to
- Wap v.2, n.2' plaidin' drawers — sicken wappers Will winter vex. 2 . To bind, tie, join, esp. by splicing, whip with
- Press v., n. doors and drawers to have strong hinges and turned knobs. Ags. 1888 Barrie Auld Licht Idylls
- Box n.1 bed which folds up to resemble a chest of drawers. Now gen. known in Eng.; (2) box-cairt , “a cart
- Nicher v., n. win oot”, meaning the money to be taken from the drawers in payment of serving men and maids. Either
- Reenge v.1, n.1 : Will you stop messing up these drawers wi yer reengin. Whit are ye reengin for? 4 . tr . To
- Tea n. those legendary Edinburgh items, the fur coats and the cancelled drawers. The Latin motto is as near
- Wheel n., v.1 Leader (4 June): [He] wis in o's wheelin'-wirsit drawers an' hose afore he wis weel waukent. 3
- Draw v., n. (1) drawers , cart chains (Bwk. 2 1949); (2) draavers , draars , Sc. forms of Eng. drawers
- Marrow n.2, v. hole wi' naething on but his auld marless buits, an' his bathin' drawers. Abd. 1956 Abd. Press
- Side n., v. drawers and locked places, which I left in the disgracefullest confusion.
- Sark n., v., and straiken sarket. Bnff. 1907 Banffshire Jnl. (13 Oct. 1953): Hose an' drawers an
- Sheel v., n. to her new home a chest of drawers, all the hardware, cogs, tubs, and a sheelin coug . Bwk
- Gaither v., n. thum the gither, Cleanin oot the drawers ye micht say. 2 . With oot : of a number of people, to
- Sneck n.1, v.1, adv. sneckdraws. Arg. 1912 N. Munro Ayr. Idylls (1935) 307: There's a lot o' sneck-drawers about
- Shank n., v. so much per cut of worsted, in the form of socks, hose, drawers and “sarkits.” 4 . To fit (a tool
- Skirl v., n. display long pink drawers, oblivious to all but the gaiety of the moment, skirling and hooching while the
- Tume adj., v., n.): I taimed a' the desk drawers. Bnff. 1970 Duftown News (31 Oct.) 2: Teemin' their dustbins
- Lang adj., adv., n., v. settee in farm kitchens, often with a folding table attached and a set of drawers below (s.Sc. 1825 Jam — a bed that folded up during the day, like to a chest of drawers in form. Gall. 1843 J
- Stand v., n.1-needles (I., n., em., sm.Sc., Rxb. 1971), drawers, etc. In Eng. only of weapons. Also used in coll. sing
- Redd v.1, n.1 boattom drawer ae your chest-ae-drawers, ah cam acroass a photie...an auld photie fae back in the forties
- Heid n., adj., v. esp. in combs. e.g. desk-heid , drawers heid , dresser heid (often including the dish-rack above
Results prior to 1700
From A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
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- Penyell n. Penyell , n. ? Erron. — 1629 Lowther's Jrnl. 42. Penyells or drawers, curtains
- Kelsounis n. pl. Kelsounis , n. pl . [Cf. Calsowmis , Calsons .] Drawers, underpants. — 1568 Hay
- Talbent n. Talbent , n . (? = 18th c. Eng. tallboy (1769) a tallboy, a tall chest of drawers
- Spice-box n.. in Donibristle Mun. (Earl of Moray's MSS) 8 (9-10 May). A spyce box with drawers 1693
- Pass-lock n. Arch. Scot. I. 180. [To be added to the locksmith's essay] a pass lock with two brass drawers, the
- Wannot Tre n. wannet trie wanting drawers
- Stringing vbl. n. to my drawers 1679 Sc. Ant. IX 108. Stringen 1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 71. 5 ell
- Courtin n. courting drawers with the irnes quhairwpone thay rane — 1582 Ib. XI. 336. Ten rowis of courting
- Pres n. containing drawers, for holding clothes, documents, money, vessels, etc. Once, ? plur. without inflection pres 1648 Lennoxlove MS [The Duke of Hamilton] F1/165/1. A presse with 8 drawers 1695
- Quhareupon interrog., rel. adv. courting drawers with the irnes quhairwpone thay rane 1658 Conv. Burghs III 471. The said comoun
- Wanscot n. venscot cabenet 1703 E. Loth. Antiq. Soc. IV 28. A wenchcott chist of drawers ( b ) 1657
- Kepar n. keeping of conventicles 1672 Ib. 89/1. Act against keipers of conventicles and with-drawers