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Old 15th May 2023, 14:44
Harry Nicholson United Kingdom Harry Nicholson is offline
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Originally Posted by lakercapt View Post
My Mother who was from Fife used to say when she was mad at anything "claw ma whirry wi a whin" and to this day have no idea what it means.
Whirry might mean 'hurry'. Whin in N Yorks (and likely Scots) is the gorse (a prickly sort of bush). To claw: to hold onto?
But, still a mystery.
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