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prettygoodwordcruiskeen (KROOSH-keen) - (Ire. & Scot.) a small bottle or jug for holding liquor.
Best known in English in the phrase cruiskeen lawn (from Irish cruiscín lán), "full little jug":
(lyrics) From Irish cruiscín as well as Scottish Gaelic crūisgean, apparently from Middle Dutch(!) croeskijn, diminutive of croese/crose, jug/pitcher -- with, apparently, the liquor understood, because what else would you be putting in there? Or something like that.
---L.
Best known in English in the phrase cruiskeen lawn (from Irish cruiscín lán), "full little jug":
(lyrics) From Irish cruiscín as well as Scottish Gaelic crūisgean, apparently from Middle Dutch(!) croeskijn, diminutive of croese/crose, jug/pitcher -- with, apparently, the liquor understood, because what else would you be putting in there? Or something like that.
---L.
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Date: 2023-10-06 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-10-06 03:39 pm (UTC)Interesting! Now I want to delve even further into that root. Where did it come from, and how did it spread?
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Date: 2023-10-06 03:45 pm (UTC)