Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To walk sturdily; walk with state; strut.
  • noun A bird's tail: also, the tail of any animal.
  • noun Spirituous liquor, or a drink partly consisting of such liquor.
  • noun A sullen fit; a pet.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Scot. Spirituous liquor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Scotland spirituous liquor

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Examples

  • Just before breaking up, the crowd of young people partook of sowens, oatmeal porridge cakes with butter, and strunt, a liquor, as they hoped for good luck throughout the year.

    The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley

  • Syne, wi 'a social glass o' strunt, [Then, liquor]

    Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907

  • Man vi låtsas som om man inte stöder kuppmakarna, samtidigt som man faktiskt inte agerar för att återinsätta Manuel Zelaya på annat sätt än att prata strunt.

    Blogbot - forsiden 2009

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