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On 13 April, during a heavy snowstorm, Stewart and Kate moved into a room in
Whigmaleerie, Marcus Patton's flat in Edinburgh. The next day, he began flat-
hunting, and she went to work at West Port Books with Steph Pickering, who had
...
2
The Gilded Tongue: Overly Eloquent Words for Everyday Things
... javelin): one who clears the way for a procession. Because Sean loved
attention, he was the ideal whiftler to lead the parade. WHIGMALEERIE (HWIG-
muh-LEE-ree) : n. origin unknown: i. whim, vagary, fancy; ii. an odd, fanciful
contrivance.
out its chest. 11 I am the Whigmaleerie of Bon Venue " Gee, it talks, " squawked
the KicU " Geo, it talks, " niiaicked the Whigmaleerie, I looked the thing in the eye
( it only had one ) and dropped my clanger, " I figured- you for a frog.
You recieve a Good Taste prize . . . 9 for closing down your bankrupt
haggisburgery. You appear on Border TVs Hogmanay Whigmaleerie. The killer
blow 10. It receives rave reviews in... Auctermuchty. Duncan Campbell discovers
that during ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor,
1990
5
Janet Reachfar and the Kelpie
Despite a warning to stay away from a dangerous well, Janet peeks in and sees a terrible kelpie monster staring back at her.
What is a whigmaleerie, by the way?” “A whatchamacallit. A thingamabob.” “
Mmm. Whigmaleerie.” He handed Marcus two photographs. “Here's a few more.
These two just came in last night. This chap,” he indicated a young man with a set
of ...
7
Humour and Pathos, Or, Essays, Sketches and Tales
And a' that I hae borne sin' syne — There's whigs and whigmaleerie — I think it
will be muckle for to daunton me ! " " But to 'prevent misunderstanding/ as Acres
says, in the end he perpetrated the Pentonville concern,! and added Earl
Spencer ...
George Robert Wythen Baxter,
1842
It tells the weird story of the Holroyds, a fun-loving family of witches and wizards
who speak half-hollowly and give free reign to their every whimsical
whigmaleerie. Cheerful brother Nicky strolls about New York magicking traffic
lights on, ...
9
On the old road (v.1-2)- v.29-30. Miscellanies (v.1-2). ...
Whigmaleerie, as to the derivation of which you seem to be in some perplexity, is
in Norwegian Vwgmaleri. Veeg, pronounced “Vegg,” signifying wall, and Maleri “
picture,” pronounced almost the same as in Scotch, and derived from at male, ...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
This appears to be nearly the same with the drunken game called Whigmaleerie.
Bamsay. Mannering. To HILCH, v. n. To hait, S. Burns. HILLIEGELEERIE, adv.
Topsy-turvy, S. B. Hilliegulair, Perths. Gael. uile go leir, altogether. HILT and
HAIR ...
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Board games: bringing the Olympic spirit to the sitting room
This family favourite requires players to invent convincing false definitions for strange and obscure words, such as “cuggermugger” and “whigmaleerie”. WORTH ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Авг 12»
Whigmaleerie Day to celebrate Wilsonville's Scottish heritage
WILSONVILLE – Wilsonville honors its Scottish heritage Oct. 29 with Whigmaleerie Day, a second annual event celebrating the town's past, present and future. «Shelby County Reporter, Окт 11»
Schools kick out sword students
Andy Nicol, at the former Whigmaleeries shop, in Stonegate, currently undergoing a name change, said he would not have sold samurai swords so cheaply, and ... «York Press, Апр 08»