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swaara

nounclothing

coarse wool yarn for warm underclothes

A heavy, coarse wool yarn used for knitting warm underclothes; also the undergarments knitted from it.

Example in use

Ah gied the bairn his swaara the morn.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SWAA-rah/

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Origin & context

scotsolderwarm

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