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ormal

nounfood

small scrap or leftover piece

A small piece or scrap; commonly used in the plural to mean the leftovers or remainder.

Example in use

Gie's the ormal, I'll pit 't intae the tattie buns.

Pronunciation

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/OR-mul/

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scotscurrentneutral

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