bountreen.
/ˈbuːntriː/, /ˈbaʊntriː/, U.S. /ˈbunˌtri/, /ˈbaʊnˌtri/, Scottish English /ˈbuntri/ Common name in Scotland of the Elder-tree. Also attributive, as in bountree gun.
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1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 35/2 Bountry-guns are formed of the alder tree, the soft pith being taken out.
1848 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 vi. 265 The Ash and the Bountree were also observed.
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n.1821- to climb on, hang on to, ride on, etc, coattails
- to climb on, hang to, ride , etc, a person's coat-tails
- to climb on, hang to, ride , etc, a person's coattails
- to climb on, hang to, ride , etc, coat-tails
- to climb on, hang to, ride , etc, coattails
- to climb on, hang to, ride on, etc, a person's coat-tails
- to climb on, hang to, ride on, etc, a person's coattails
- to climb on, hang to, ride on, etc, coat-tails
- to climb on, hang to, ride on, etc, coattails
- to climb the rigging
- to climb up the wall
- to climb, hop, jump, etc, on the bandwagon
- to clinch a nail
- to cling on by one's fingernails
- to cling on by one's fingertips
- to cling on to something by one's fingernails
- to cling on to something by one's fingertips
- to clink it
- to clip it
- to clip the wings of
- to clock in
- to clock off
- to clock on
- to clock out
- to clock up