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)
- Cow fat in its natural state before being rendered into tallow.
- Cord or string which has been coated in tallow.
References
[edit]- “tauch” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.