"buinhoose" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: buinhooses [plural]
Etymology: abuin (“above, higher up, superior”) + hoose (“house”) Etymology templates: {{compound|sco|abuin|hoose|t1=above, higher up, superior|t2=house}} abuin (“above, higher up, superior”) + hoose (“house”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|buinhooses|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} buinhoose (plural buinhooses), {{sco-noun|s}} buinhoose (plural buinhooses)
  1. (Shetland fishermen, derogatory) A church. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-buinhoose-sco-noun-yZEj008f Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Shetland Scots
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