tauch

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Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Early Scots talch. Cognate with Middle English talȝ. Compare to Middle Low German talch, modern Danish talg.

Noun[edit]

tauch (uncountable)

  1. Cow fat in its natural state before being rendered into tallow.
  2. Cord or string which has been coated in tallow.

References[edit]

  1. “tauch” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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