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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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CORRIENEUCHIN, CORRIENEUKIN, v., pr.p. and vbl.n. Cf. Curneuch. [kɔrɪ̢′njuxən, kɔrɪ̢′njukən]
1. pr.p. Conversing intimately (Ags.1, Fif.10 1937); gen. used of sweethearts (Bnff.2 1937, corrieneukin).Fif. 1825 Jam.2:
Two old wives, talking very familiarly by themselves, are said to be corrieneuchin.
2. vbl.n. A tête-à-tête conversation (Bnff.2, Ags.1 1937); lovemaking.Ags.(D) 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) v.:
We feenisht oor tea, an' got set doon at the winda wi' oor stockins an' oor seams, juist to hae a richt corrieneuchin, as Mistress Winton ca'd it.m.Sc. 1987 Ian Bowman in Joy Hendry Chapman 50 78:
While Erchie wis walkin Bella roun the cemetery an aiblins hae'in a wee bit corrieneuchin ahint the tombstanes,...Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin xi.:
It wad be teedisome to relate a' that passed in the delightfu' corrieneuchin' we held between us.
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