willie-waught

willie-waught
wil·lie-waught

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  • willie-waught —    obsolete Scottish    a drink of intoxicant    Good willie meant hospitable and waught meant to drink deeply:     And we ll take a right guid willie waught was changed to, We ll give a right guid hearty shake , in deference to temperance… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • willie-waught — ˈwiliˌwäḵt noun ( s) Etymology: by incorrect division from guidwillie waught in Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns died 1796 Scottish poet : a deep draft (as of ale) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Willie waught — a heavy swig, usually of beer …   Scottish slang

  • williewaught — /wilˈi wöhht/ (Scot) noun A deep draught ORIGIN: From misunderstanding of Burns, Auld Lang Syne 4.3, ‘a right guid willie (or guid willie) waught’ (where ‘guid willie’ means ‘good will’), a generous and friendly draught …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nehmt Abschied Brüder — Auld Lang Syne Frank C. Stanley, 1910 Auld Lang Syne ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Auld Lang Syne — Frank C. Stanley, 1910 Plus connu des francophones sous le titre de Ce n est qu un au revoir, Auld lang syne signifie en …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Auld Lang Syne — es una canción patrimonial escocesa cuya letra consiste en un poema escrito en 1788[1] por Robert Burns, uno de los poetas escoceses más populares. Se suele utilizar en momentos solemnes, como aquéllos en que alguien se despide, se inicia o acaba …   Wikipedia Español

  • Auld Lang Syne — For other uses, see Auld Lang Syne (disambiguation). Auld Lang Syne (Scots pronunciation: [ˈɔːld lɑŋˈsəin]: note s rather than z )[1] is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788[2][3] and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud… …   Wikipedia

  • Auld Lang Syne — ([ˈɔːld lɑŋˈsəin], рус. Старое доброе время) шотландская песня на стихи Роберта Бёрнса, написанная в 1788 году. [1] Известна во многих странах, особенно англоязычных, и чаще всего поётся при встрече Нового года, сразу после полуночи. Содержание 1 …   Википедия

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