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  • 121Tibbermore —    TIBBERMORE, or Tibbermuir, a parish, in the county of Perth, 4½ miles (W.) from Perth; containing, with the villages of Hillyland and Ruthvenfield, 1651 inhabitants. This place was anciently the residence of several of the bishops of Dunkeld,… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 122Tinwald —    TINWALD, a parish, in the county of Dumfries, 5 miles (N. E. by N.) from Dumfries; containing, with the villages of Amisfield, Kirkland of Tinwald, and Trailflat, 1085 inhabitants. The name of Tinwald is by some considered to be of Gaelic… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 123Towie —    TOWIE, a parish, in the district of Alford, county of Aberdeen, 4½ miles (S. W.) from Kildrummy; containing 748 inhabitants. This place, of which the former name was Kilbartha, from a cell or church dedicated to St. Bertha, and subsequently… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 124matter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. substance, material; subject, topic, business; affair; cause, ground; predicament, difficulty. v. i. signify, import; count. See importance, thought. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Substance] Syn. body,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 125noteworthiness — n. quality of being worthy of notice, remarkableness, significance …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 126noteworthy — adj. worthy of notice, remarkable, significant …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 127red letter day — n. very special day, special occasion, auspicious day, day that is worthy of notice; important day that will always be remembered; day in a diary of a woman which is marked with a secret mark to indicate the start of her menstrual period …

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  • 128sluice —    1. to copulate with    Literally, to flush:     ... she has been sluic d in s absence, And his pond fish d by his next neighbour. (Shakespeare, The Winter s Tale)    This may be a spurious entry based on a single metaphorical use, but it is… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms