tulchan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from
Scottish Gaelic
tulachan
.
Noun
tulchan
(
plural
tulchans
)
(
obsolete
)
A
calfskin
stuffed with
straw
and given to a
cow
, as if living, to
induce
her to give
milk
.
(
historical
,
derogatory
)
A man
appointed
as a
bishop
in
Scotland
after the
Reformation
, who was a bishop in
name
only and whose
revenue
was drawn by his
patron
.
Anagrams
launcht
,
unlatch
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