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    Being half Scottish I feel I should probably know this but what is a "wee doch n' dorris"?

    Question #48203. Asked by gmackematix. (Jun 07 04 11:40 PM)


    RickF

    		Not sure on the derivation, but I am pretty certain it means a glass of whisky.

    Jun 07 04, 11:59 PM
    diamond jim55

    		It's a Scottish song by Harry Lauder ( sic)

    Jun 08 04, 9:35 AM
    Baloo55th

    		More correctly spelt 'deoch-an-doruis' (the deoch is pronounced approximately 'joch' rhymes with loch). Means a drink at the door. Equivalent to a stirrup cup if you've got an 'orse. In the Harry Lauder song, the 'but and ben' is a two roomed cottage (ah, luxury!), the but being the outer room (kitchen, etc) and the ben the inner (bedroom, etc). A lot of cottages had only one room - kitchen, bedroom, etc (and the pig too for warmth).

    Jun 08 04, 2:21 PM

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