10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOCH-AN-DORIS»
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1
The Superior Person's Book of Words
you explain: "Oh, I suppose it's more or less the non alcoholic equivalent of a
doch-an-doris." "What on earth's a doch-an- doris?" asks Margaret. "Oh," says
your helpmeet, "it's more or less the same as a stirrup cup." At this point both Brett
and ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
... semblance, from dokeein to seem] DOCG abbrev: Denomina:ione di Origine
Controllala Garaniita (hat), a designation of wines, guaranteeing quality, strength,
etc. doch-an-doris. doch-an-dorach. See deoch-an-doruis. dochmius dok mi-as, ...
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The Metal Worker, Plumber, and Steam Fitter
“Juist a wee doch an' doris, Juist a wee yin, that's a', Juist a wee doch an' doris,
Before we gang awa'. There's a wee wifie waitin' In a wee butt an' hen; .»\n' if ye
can say it's a hraw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht,' Ye'er a' richt, ye ken.
When the little bottles were held out on a tray for the Major's acceptance he
looked at them curiously and said, " What's this ? " On my explaining that he was
to take them and pass on, he ejaculated, " I'd sooner have a doch- an-doris."
Salar ...
When the little bottles were held out on a tray for the Major's acceptance he
looked at them curiously and said, " What's this 1 " On my explaining that he was
to take them and pass on, he ejaculated, " I'd sooner have a doch- an-doris.
David Masson, Sir George Grove, John Morley, 1899
And then he would break into the brisk rhythms of "La luna mezzu o mare" or into
the soft, slow beats of the Scottish ditty: jus a wee doch an doris jus a wee drop
that's a jus a wee doch an doris before we go awa. It was during times like these
...
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From Bonbon to Cha-cha: Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words ...
... that at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, created for Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of
Salisbury, in 1607-12. deoch an doris Idox (a)n 'dDI'IS/, /dok/ noun phrase (also
doch an doris) M17 Gaelic (deoch an doruis (Irish deoch an dorais) a drink at the
door).
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The Border Magazine:
An Illustrated Monthly
But after all this eating and drinking, with their pleasures and penalties, let us rise
and take the " doch an doris," or, to put the proverb into plain Scotch, " Do as the
cow o' Forfar did, take a standing drink." Regarding this incident, old Mr. Fairford
...
Nicholas Dickson, William Sanderson, 1898
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Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Doch-an-doroch (Gaelic). A Scottish term (now frequent under various spellings
and pronunciations in the south) for a stirrup-cup ; a final drink before saying "
Good-night " and going home. Variants are doch-an-doris, deoch-an-doruis, etc.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 2001
Incidentally, when this article was published, someone wrote to inform me that
William Shakespeare really hadn't been a Scot. Road from the Isles I WAS
BROUGHT UP on Scottish music. I could sing "Just a wee doch an' doris, just a
wee drap ...
Margaret Laurence, Nora Foster Stovel, 2003
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The Scots call it a 'deoch-an-doruis' (anglicized to 'doch-an-doris') meaning a dram at the door.'' Thanks to Derek for that - anybody know ... «ActonW3.com, Mar 15»
