Glossary of Terms
Aye: always
Ben: a mountain peak
Birstle: roast, scorch
Blunderbuss: a short gun with a bell-shaped muzzle and a wide bore
Bouman: a tenant who takes stock from the landlord and shares with him the increase.
Breck: freckled or pock marked
Brig: a sailing ship with two masts, both square rigged
Cutlass: a short, broad-bladed curving sword
Dirk: a short dagger
Dram: small amount of liquor
Gillie: male attendant
Heugh: steep bank, cliff
Ken: know
Kirk: a church building/ congregation
Lass: girl
Loch: a lake, an arm of the sea
Mair: more
Manse: house of the parish minister
Ochone: alas
Siller: money
Snuff: powdered tobacco for inhaling through nose
Spar: pole or beam, especially. as part of ship's rigging
Unco: extremely
Wame: belly
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