Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To walk sturdily; walk with state; strut.
- noun Spirituous liquor, or a drink partly consisting of such liquor.
- noun A sullen fit; a pet.
- noun A bird's tail: also, the tail of any animal.
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
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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
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Syne, wi 'a social glass o' strunt, [Then, liquor]
Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907
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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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