stowp

(staʊp)

(Tools) Scot a variant of stoup²

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And if you're still struggling here are a few useful translations: auld lang syne means old long ago, be your pint stowp (buy your pint tankard), braes (hills), pou'd (pulled), gowans (daisies), monie (many), fit (foot), twa (two), paidl'd (paddled), burn (stream), morning sun (noon), dine (dinnertime), braid (broad), fiere (friend) and, finally, guid-willie waught (goodwill drink).

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And surely ye'll be your pint stowp! And surely I'll be mine!

SCOTS STUMPED BY BARD'S SONG: Auld Lang Syne (1788)

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