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Explore Scotland's linguistic heritage through 10 enchanting Scots words and their meanings And just to make Scottish culture even more fun, we have our own Scottish meanings for commonly known ...

Article continues below And just to make Scottish culture even more fun, we have our own Scottish meanings for commonly known English words. This divergence from the regular meaning can bring ...

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