Word Meanings - SUDDENTY - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Suddenness; a sudden. On a suddenty, on a sudden. Sir W. Scott.
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- SUDDEN
soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come unexpectedly, p.p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub under, 1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation; - SUDDENTY
Suddenness; a sudden. On a suddenty, on a sudden. Sir W. Scott. - SCOTTICIZE
To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish. - SCOTTISH
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect. - SCOTTISH TERRIER
See TERRIER - SCOTTERING
The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest. - SCOTTICISM
An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson. - MASCOT; MASCOTTE
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.