Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Alarge draught of any liquid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Scot. A large draught of any liquid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Scotland A large
draught of anyliquid . - verb obsolete To
drink , toquaff .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There were times when he heard the chimes at midnight, and partook of that "richt gude willie waucht" which tipsy
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various
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One large willie-waucht, please, and a small pint stoup ....
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 Various 1898
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Do you realise that this is the only night in the year when you can get a willie-waucht at this hour?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 Various 1898
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But he took anither waucht (large draught) o 'the whusky, an' his een grew brichter, an 'the stanes aboot him began to flash again; an' my leddy admired him the mair, that what wad hae felled ony ither man ony waukened him up a bit.
Malcolm George MacDonald 1864
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"Neither bite nor sup," said I. "I had a good waucht of milk in by
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