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auld
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old; Edinburgh is often called Auld Reekie, a reference to its smoking chimney-pots which once cast a pall over the city
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awfy
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very; a person might be described as `awfy auld'
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belong
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come from; an Edinburgh native says `I belong tae Edinburgh'
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ben
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mountain; Ben Nevis is the highest in Scotland and the UK
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blether
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to chatter or a garrulous person; `she's an awfy blether'
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bonnie
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pretty, attractive; `that's a bonnie blink' meaning a fine view
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brae
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slope or hillside
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braw
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fine, `he's a braw laddie'
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burn
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stream
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cairn
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a pile of stones, often on the top of a hill or acting as a memorial
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ceilidh
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an informal gathering to tell stories and singsongs; now often an organised entertainment with a Scottish theme
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clan
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Highland tribe or family group owing allegiance to a chief
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couthy
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homely and comfortable
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douce
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gentle and kind; can be used to describe weather conditions
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dram
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a drink of whisky
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dreich
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dreary, wet and dull; used about the weather but also about people and gatherings
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first-foot
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the first visit paid to neighbours and friends after the start of New Year, traditionally with a bottle of whisky
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fouter
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fiddle around
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glen
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a Highland valley
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gloaming
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dusk
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guttered
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drunk
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haar
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fine summer sea mist found on east coast
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harling
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mixture of limestone and gravel used to cover exterior house walls
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hen
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affectionate and informal mode of address to a female
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Hogmanay
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New Year's Eve
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ken
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to know; either a fact or a person `D'ye ken the High Street?', `I dinnae ken Jock Fisher'
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kirk
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church
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laird
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estate landowner
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lassie
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girl
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lugs
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ears
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lum
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chimney; as in `lang may your lum reek' - ie good health
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manse
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vicarage; the home of the minister
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messages
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food shopping; `I'm awa' tae get the messages'
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policies
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grounds or parkland surrounding a substantial house
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pend
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vaulted passage or archway
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quaich
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a two-handled drinking bowl
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sarnie
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sandwich
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Sassenach
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originally a non-Gaelic speaking Lowlander, now usually a non-Scot
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scunnered
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displeased, fed up
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stay
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live; 'I stay in Edinburgh'
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stravaig
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wander aimlessly, and pleasurably, about
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stushie
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argument, fight
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trews
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tartan trousers
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wynd
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narrow lane between houses
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