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tap swaar

adjectivequality

Top-heavy and likely to tip over

Having most of its weight at the top, so likely to lean or tip over.

Example in use

Yon stool's tap swaar, dinna lean on't.

Pronunciation

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/TAP-SWAAR/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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