10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKEECHAN»
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Humourous Scotch stories
Aweel, as I was on the road gaun hame, foamin' at the mouth wi' my edification, I
forgathered wi' yin Geordie Pirn, an auld acquantance that dealt in heather-linties
an' skeechan, wi' Chinese finnan-haddies noo an' then for a change. Sae in ...
2
The poor of Edinburgh and their homes. [Edinb. evening] courant
He can also have, if he chooses, a plate of potatoes for a penny, and a
champagne bottle of " skeechan " for a halfpenny ! In Todrick's Wynd we came
upon some wretched hovels let at 1s., 1s. 6d., and 2s. a week. The walls of the
houses, the ...
William Anderson (of Edinburgh.),
1867
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English Language Word Builder
... AGNATHAN BRYOZOAN COTQUEAN HARRIDAN KALAMDAN MULLIGAN
PORTULAN SKEECHAN TRAGOPAN ADAMANCE ISSUANCE PIQUANCE
VIBRANCE AGIOTAGE BRAKEAGE COZENAGE FERRIAGE FRUITAGE
HOMEPAGE ...
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The Modern Practical Bread Baker
Another old custom, but one which is rapidly becoming extinct, owing to the
adoption of Parisian and other barms, was hunting for " skeechan " on a Sunday
morning.* Not so many years ago Company's barm was used in many parts of ...
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The Roxburghshire Word-Book
by craft .or wheedling: “A speered...if there was a male 0' meat tae be skeched” (
Smith 4). W. 12. tr. To steal or filch (a thing). N, s. [n. Sc. scat'gh to roam or pry
about: to filch] SKEECHAN, sb. c (c. 1890-). A kind of light treacle-beer. SKEEL,
sb.
6
The singing street: Scottish children's games, rhymes & sayings
At the tap [top] was a watchmaker's until no sae long ago, and a shop that sellt
skeechan [treacle beer]." The district of Stockbridge still keeps the old name of "
Stockaree," but "The Plowt" has long vanished. This was an area between the top
of ...
James T. R. Ritchie,
1964
7
Scottish Literary Journal: Supplement
a b c d sheet: soot 4 4 0 O shottle: a small compartment for valuables in a klst l4 9
4 2 sipper: supper 9 2 l4 4 skeechan: homemade treacle ale 4 4 l 0 8kellad: a
skillet or scoop l6 3 3 O sowans: a sour drink made from oat flour 'sids' 29 l3 9 l ...
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Pediatric nuclear imaging
Grases PJ, Matos-Villa Lobos M, Arcia-Romero F, et al. 1 35. Mesenchymal
hamartoma of the liver. Gastroenterology 1979; 76:1466-1469. 112.
Raffensperger JG, Gonzales-Crussi F, Skeechan T. Mes- 136. enchymal
hamartoma of the liver.
John Howard Miller, Michael J. Gelfand,
1994
Nor can the Skeechan that is made with black treacle, a little ginger, some yeast,
and water, the resulting brew having been a favourite drink in Fife; and Treacle
Peerie (a yeastless version of it) was beloved of thirsty schoolboys. Nor can you ...
André Louis Simon, Hugh Johnson, Julian Jeffs,
1946
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The New System of Making Bread: A Concise and Practical ...
Another old custom, but one which is rapidly becoming extinct, owing to the
adoption of Parisian and other barms, was hunting for " skeechan " on a Sunday
morning.* Not so many years ago Company's barm was used in many parts of ...
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