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flaa

nounhome

sod of heather or peat turf

A sod: a clump of heather taken for thatching, or the strip of turf cut from the top of a peat-bank.

Example in use

Pit a flaa oan the roof.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FLAH/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: flay

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