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All of these are Scottish words used in the book and their meanings:

• thrawn – stubborn, obstinate
• bothy - hut
• The Rowan Tree – a Scottish song
• wean – child
• beaters - workers employed to drive game birds up into the air so they can be shot
• tocher – dowry or payment
• glaikit – foolish
• huff – a fit of anger or sulking
• oxter – armpit
• grue – shudder
• byke – nest
• tholing – enduring
• saps – a warming cheap food mixture made up of bread and tea or warm milk
• mak siccar – make sure
• a staunch Kirk hand – a person who always attends church
• scunners – sickens
• godmongers – dealers in religion
• forby – as well as that
• drooking – drenching