English Explanatory Dictionary

tulchan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
  2. 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.

Word forms

tulchan tulchans

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tulachan.

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