Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology Cite this entry
BOWERCOCK, n. (See quot.)
Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 87:
An huddled lump of any thing. Big on to the bowercock, a term at curling, and means, to direct the stone to where a number are already laid.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bowercock n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 May 2019 <https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bowercock>
Try an Advanced Search
