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PRONUNCIATION OF TULCHAN

tulchan  [ˈtʌlxən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TULCHAN

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determiner
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Tulchan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TULCHAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tulchan

A Tulchan was in Scotland a man appointed as bishop after the Reformation, who was a bishop in name only and whose revenue was drawn by his patron. The term originally referred to a calfskin stuffed with straw, and presented to a cow, as if living to induce her to give milk. Mr. Gladstone during his electioneering raid into Midlothian, in November, 1879 explained the meaning of "tulchan", which he spelt "tulcan": "My noble friend, Lord Rosebery, speaking to me of the law of hypothec, said that the bill of Mr. Vans Agnew on hypothec is a Tulcan Bill. A tulcan, I believe, is the figure of a calf stuffed with straw, and it is, you know, an old Scottish custom among farmers to place the tulcan calf under a cow to induce her to give milk." Jamieson writes the word "tulchane", and cites the phrase, "a tulchane bishop", as the designation of one who received the episcopate on condition of signing the temporalities to a secular person. One of them, Robert Montgomery, was prosecuted by the religious reformer Andrew Melville. In some parts of Scotland, the people say a "tourkin calf" instead of a "tulcan calf".

Definition of tulchan in the English dictionary

The definition of tulchan in the dictionary is in the past, the skin of a calf placed next to a cow to induce it to give milk. Other definition of tulchan is a bishop appointed to that position by the Regent of Scotland in the 1570s and acting for him by appropriating church funds for other purposes, or a similar official holding office as a substitute for another.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TULCHAN


forfeuchen
fərˈfjuːxən
forfochen
fərˈfoxən
forfoughen
fərˈfɒxən
hoolachan
ˈhuːləxən
kuchen
ˈkuːxən
lochan
ˈlɒxən
shadchan
ˈʃatxən
skeechan
ˈskiːxən
spleuchan
ˈspluːxən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TULCHAN

tuladi
tularaemia
tularaemic
tularemia
tularemic
tule
tulip
tulip poplar
tulip tree
tulip-like
tulipomania
tulipwood
Tull
Tullamore
tulle
tullibee
Tully
tulpa
Tulsa
tulwar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TULCHAN

afghan
barchan
brochan
Buchan
Chibchan
clachan
Elizabethan
eulachan
Jonathan
khan
lohan
machan
Nathan
nothing less than
orphan
other than
Petrarchan
Shan
than
Viangchan

Synonyms and antonyms of tulchan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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tulchan
1,325 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
570 millions of speakers

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tulchan
510 millions of speakers

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tulchan
380 millions of speakers
ar

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tulchan
280 millions of speakers

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tulchan
278 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
270 millions of speakers

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tulchan
260 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
220 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
190 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
180 millions of speakers

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tulchan
130 millions of speakers

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tulchan
85 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
85 millions of speakers
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tulchan
80 millions of speakers

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tulchan
75 millions of speakers

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तुळारे
75 millions of speakers

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tulchan
70 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
65 millions of speakers

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Tulchan
50 millions of speakers

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tulchan
40 millions of speakers

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tulchan
30 millions of speakers
el

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Tulchan
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

tulchan
14 millions of speakers
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Tulchan
10 millions of speakers
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Tulchan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tulchan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TULCHAN»

The term «tulchan» is normally little used and occupies the 145.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TULCHAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tulchan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TULCHAN»

Discover the use of tulchan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tulchan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dublin Review
Did the reader ever see, or fancy in his mind, a Tulchan ? Tulchan is, or rather was — for the thing is long since obsolete— a calf-skin stuffed into the rude similitude of a calf ; — similar enough to deceive the imperfect perceptive organs of a ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1849
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'Presbytery examined', an essay on the ecclesiastical ...
The name is that of a man who was first a Presbyterian minister ; who was next — a thing for which there is no name except in Scotland, where it was called a " Tulchan ; " * who was, thirdly, a duly consecrated Archbishop (of St. Andrews) ; who ...
George Douglas Campbell (8th duke of Argyll.), 1849
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The Works of Thomas Carlyle
called Tulchan Bishops. — Did the reader ever see, or fancy in his mind, a Tulchan ? A Tulchan is, or rather was, for the thing is long since obsolete, a Calf- skin stuffed into the rude similitude of a Calf, — similar enough to deceive the imperfect ...
Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, Oliver Cromwell, 2010
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The Life of Oliver Cromwell: With a Selection from His ...
They were by the Scotch People derisively called Tulchan Bishops. — Did the reader ever see, or fancy in his mind, a Tulchan ? A Tulchan is, or rather was, for the thing is long since obsolete, a Calf-skin stuffed into the rude similitude of a Calf, ...
Thomas Carlyle, 2002
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Mehri Lexicon
gafEnén/gafanEyIn eyelid, eyelash; rim inside the eyelash; tulchan, viz. the stuffed calf-skin given to a cow, or stretched skin given to a she-camel whose newly-born young one has died or has been removed: she will then. 95113: 115 gfn:
T. M. Johnstone, 2012
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The letters and speeches of Oliver Cromwell with ...
At milkingtime the Tulchan, with head dulyr bent, was set as if to suck.; the fond cow looking round fancied that her calf was busy, and that all was right, and so gave her milk freely, which the cunning maid was straining in white abundance into ...
S.C. Lomas
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Oxford Tractarianism: The Scottish Episcopal College, and ...
These Superintendents were soon superseded by archbishops and bishops (the Tulchan to wit) ; yet having no ordination, they were only laymen ; and then these titular bishops quickly yielded to the Presbyterian system imported by Andrew ...
Andrew Gray, 1842
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The Scotsman's Library; Being a Collection of Anecdotes and ...
TULCHAN Brsuovs. One of the methods by which the powerful noble families in the reign of James VI. secured the revenues of the church, was to get a dependent clergyman appointed to a'bishopric, who bore the title, received the rents, and ...
James Mitchell, 1825
9
Sketches of Scottish Church History from the Reformation to ...
The ministers who were so mean as to accept of bishoprics under this disgraceful and simoniacal system, exposed themselves to general contempt, and were called, by way of derision, tulchan bishops — a tulchan being a calf's skin stuffed  ...
Thomas Mac Crie (D.D., the younger.), 1849
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Collections Upon the Lives of the Reformers and Most Eminent ...
... to come in, and the Tulchan Bishops. He next would make us belive, the Generall Assembly in Agust had a mind to have the Tulchan Bishops in, and appointed such of their number as wer most favourable to the designe, p. and ...
Robert Wodrow, William James Duncan, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TULCHAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tulchan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Five tips for efficient investor presentations
... and flow, which should allow messages to be clearly and effectively conveyed,' adds Jean Zhuang, a director at Tulchan Communications' Singapore branch. «IR Magazine, May 15»
2
Mothercare parts company with Tulchan as integrated comms brief …
Mothercare appointed Tulchan in 2012 to advise on its capital markets comms activity. Tulchan is not repitching for the work. The pitch process is being ... «PR Week, Apr 15»
3
Stewart Wood: The man behind Ed Miliband shaking up his party's …
As part of the bridge building with business, he recently spoke at a breakfast hosted by financial communications firm Tulchan, attended by senior figures from ... «CITY A.M., Apr 15»
4
City bosses in charity sleepout
Seems that Quinn has dropped Maitland as its PR firm and replaced it with Tulchan Communications. Word to the wise: what ever you do, Tulchan, do not make ... «CITY A.M., Mar 15»
5
Tulchan hires Reuters' Chris Hughes and names new clients
Tulchan has appointed Chris Hughes from Reuters to its senior consulting team as it announces a raft of client wins. News ... «PRWeek UK, Feb 15»
6
G4S hires former SABMiller global comms chief Nigel Fairbrass as …
In 2013, G4S dropped Bell Pottinger and Tulchan Communications and appointed RLM Finsbury in a bid to help it recover from a disastrous year. The company ... «PRWeek UK, Feb 15»
7
The hypocrites have jumped aboard the Magna Carta bandwagon
Mr Grant has made a fortune out of Tulchan Communications, a firm that advises businessmen on what to say to journalists. It is wholly unclear what contribution ... «Open Democracy, Jan 15»
8
M&A spin doctors could get swept up in the action
In London, Andrew Grant's Tulchan and Rory Godson's Powerscourt are, too. Previous booms led advertising conglomerates WPP, Havas and Publicis to the ... «Reuters Blogs, Dec 14»
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City Diary: Houston, we have a problem: Virgin Galactic reveals …
A peek at the “document properties” of Tulchan's carefully drafted prospectus reveals the comms agency gave the second-hand car-dealer's IPO project the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
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Tulchan takes over Wonga comms from Maitland
Short-term lender Wonga has appointed Tulchan to handle its corporate comms, taking over from Maitland with immediate effect. News ... «PRWeek UK, Sep 14»

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