"auld wife" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: auld wifes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|auld wifes|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=auld wife}} auld wife (plural auld wifes), {{sco-noun|head=auld wife}} auld wife (plural auld wifes)
  1. old woman Categories (topical): People Synonyms (old woman): cailleach
    Sense id: en-auld_wife-sco-noun-m7ggBMhg Disambiguation of People: 70 0 30 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 77 2 22 Disambiguation of Scots entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 2 16 Disambiguation of 'old woman': 100 0 0
  2. gossip
    Sense id: en-auld_wife-sco-noun-3XOi98eY
  3. rotating chimney-cowl
    Sense id: en-auld_wife-sco-noun-s9wNJAgZ

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for auld wife meaning in Scots (1.5kB)

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