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taer

nounbody

a salty drop from the eye

A salty drop shed from the eye (a teardrop).

Example in use

She hed a taer rinnin doon her cheek

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TAIR/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: tar

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