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scran n. food (scraps); refuse; odds and ends

on 22nd Apr 2008

Scran is a word found in Scotland and in dialects scattered throughout the British Isles and beyond. The term appears in a late Victorian glossary from Kent, defined as “a snack of food; the ref...

earn n. an eagle

on 14th Apr 2008

Earn (generally pronounced to rhyme with ‘learn’) has several variant spellings including yirn, which indicates an alternative pronunciation noted in the far north. Although it has the core mean...

sib adj. related, of the same kindred or lineage; allied with; bound by affection

on 07th Apr 2008

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