willie-waught in English

Forms: willie-waughts [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From an erroneous understanding of the syntax of the line "we'll tak a right guid-willie waught" in Robert Burns' 1788 poem Auld Lang Syne. Compare goodwill. Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} willie-waught (plural willie-waughts)

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          "ref": "1854, The Knickerbocker, volume 44, page 194:",
          "text": "We were just pledging each other in a brimming saucer of the beverage, and expressing loudly our determination to imbibe a willie-waught, when […]",
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  "etymology_text": "From an erroneous understanding of the syntax of the line \"we'll tak a right guid-willie waught\" in Robert Burns' 1788 poem Auld Lang Syne. Compare goodwill.",
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"willie-waught" meaning in English

Noun