- usquabae
- us·qua·bae
English syllables. 2014.
usquabae
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usquabae — noun see usquebaugh … Useful english dictionary
Tam o' Shanter (Burns poem) — Tam o Shanter is considered to be one of Robert Burns finest poems. It was written in 1790, and at about six A4 pages is one of his longest. The poem, first published in 1791, uses a mixture of Scots and English.Many consider it one of the best… … Wikipedia
(the) water of life — Scottish/Irish whisky The Gaelic usquebaugh (and in various spellings) rather than the French eau de vie: Usquebeatha? Murdoch said in Gaelic. The water of life. (Higgins, 1976) A glass of brandy or usquabae. (W. Scott, 1824) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
