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haand's turn

nounwork

short stint of manual labour

a short stint or turn of work, especially a bout of manual labour or a shift at a task

Example in use

Aye, it's ma haand's turn tae mend the net.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HAANDZ-TURN/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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