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tint

adjectivequality

Lost; no longer present; gone

No longer present or able to be found; missing or gone.

Example in use

Da boat's tint, awa oot tae sea.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TINT/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: lost

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