spleuchann.
/ˈspl(j)uːx(ə)n/, /ˈspl(j)uːk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈspluk(ə)n/, /ˈsplux(ə)n/, Scottish English /ˈspl(j)ux(ə)n/, Irish English /ˈspljuːx(ə)n/ Scottish (and Irish English).
A tobacco pouch, frequently used as a purse.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] > container for tobacco
tobacco-box1601
tobacco-pouch1687
spleuchan1787
caddy1883
society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money-bag, -purse, or -belt > [noun]
pungeOE
by-girdlec1000
purselOE
almonerc1330
pouch1355
almonryc1450
penny purse1523
cherry-bag1539
money bag1562
bung1567
jan1610
penny pouch1650
coda1680
zone1692
spung1728
money purse1759
spleuchan1787
skin1795
sporran1817
fisc1820
moneybelt1833
poke1859
purse-belt1901
1787 R. Burns Death & Dr. Hornbook xiv, in Poems (new ed.) 59 Deil mak his king's-hood in a spleuchan!
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. xi. 223 There's some siller in this spleuchan that's like the Captain's ain.
1865 A. Smith Summer in Skye II. 135 ‘Do you smoke?’ ‘Oh, yes, but I have forgot my spleuchan.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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