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Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers
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Product details
- ISBN 9781783964789
- Format: Hardback
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 20 Aug 2020
- Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Publication City/Country: London, GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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A celebration of the irreplaceable magic of language, and the wit and wisdom of 1,000 Scottish words.
The Scots language is an ancient and lyrical tongue, inherently linked to the country's history and identity, its land and culture. In Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers, Robin Crawford has gathered 1,000 words from his native land - old and new, classical and colloquial, rural and urban - in a joyful and witty celebration of their continuing usage and unique character.
airt o' the clicky - bawheid - carnaptious - dreich - eejit - forefochen - Glasgow kiss - haver - inkie-pinkie - jags - kelpie - loch-lubbertie - meevin' - neuk - oxter - pawky - quaich - ramstam - simmer dim - tattie bogle - usquebaugh - vratch watergaw - yowe trummle
Born in Glasgow, Robin A. Crawford has a particular interest in the culture and natural heritage of his native land. He is the critically acclaimed author of Into The Peatlands: A Journey Through the Moorland Year, longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019. He trained as a sculptor and has been a bookseller for twenty-five years. He lives in Fife, Scotland, with his wife.
