doch-an-dorrach

noun

doch-an-dor·​rach

variants or deoch-an-doris or doch-an-doris or doch-an-dorris

¦d(y)äḵən¦dōrə̇s,

-där-

Scottish & Irish

: a parting drink : stirrup cup

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic deoch an doruis, literally, drink of the door

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above

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