skalk

[498] 'No man is so abstemious as to refuse the morning dram, which they call a skalk.'

Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

I gropen uppå kinden satt Astrild, liten skalk, lik fjäriln, förd av vinden allt i en rosenkalk.

Fritiofs Saga Esaias Tegn��r 1814

A man of the Hebrides, for of the women's diet I can give no account, as soon as he appears in the morning, swallows a glass of whisky; yet they are not a drunken race, at least I never was present at much intemperance; but no man is so abstemious as to refuse the morning dram, which they call a skalk.

Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Samuel Johnson 1746

A man of the Hebrides, for of the women’s diet I can give no account, as soon as he appears in the morning, swallows a glass of whisky; yet they are not a drunken race, at least I never was present at much intemperance; but no man is so abstemious as to refuse the morning dram, which they call a skalk.

A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland 2003