[119] A sort of dagger or hanger which seems to have been used both at meals as a knife and in broils-- "And _whingers_ now in friendship bare, The social meal to part and share, Had found a bloody sheath." --_Lay of the Last Minstrel_. [120] Thong. [121] No lawsuit. [122] Robbers. [123] Rue, to repent. [124] More. [125] Maidens. [126] Hares. [127] Take after. [128] Cuckoo. [129] Note. [130] Attired. [131] Curried. [132] Related. [133] Outrun. [134] Tune. [135] Curtsied. [136] Fallen. [137] Surprise. [138] Christmas. [139] Pasch or Easter. [140] Early. [141] Severe. [142] The proper orthography of this expression is deoch-an-doruis (or dorais). _Deoch_, a drink; _an_, of the; _doruis_ or _dorais_, possessive case of dorus or doras a door. [143] Praise. [144] Tears. [145] Thatch. [146] It has been suggested, and with much reason, that the reference is to a fly sticking on a wet or a newly painted wall; this is corroborated by the addition in Rob Roy, "When the dirt's dry, it will rub out," which seems to point out the meaning and derivation of the proverb. [147] A young bullock. [148] Saddle for supporting panniers. [149] Vol. i. p. 134. [150] Shy. [151] Empty. [152] Stoop down. [153] Wave. [154] The way. [155] Fox. [156] Trust to. [157] Chirping. [158] Even in Forfarshire, where Carnegies abound, we had Craigo, Balnamoon, Pitarrow, etc. [159] This custom is still in use in Galloway; and "Challoch," "Eschonchan," "Tonderghie," "Balsalloch," and "Drummorral," etc. etc., appear regularly at kirk and market. CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. ON SCOTTISH STORIES OF WIT AND HUMOUR.