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piltock

nounsea

young pollack; Whalsay islander nickname

1) A young coalfish (pollack), roughly two to four years old. 2) An informal nickname for a person from the island of Whalsay.

Example in use

Da piltock hid alang da reef.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/PIL-tuk/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentaffectionate

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