Comments by spidershanks

  • In Scots, a word meaning "Be quiet" is usually spelled as wheest or whist. It is a favoured word of bad-tempered school teachers in particular...

    August 22, 2008

  • This is an old Scots word for a clenched fist... it also means the firm heart of a cabbage...

    August 15, 2008

  • Why is this such a pleasing, amusing word?

    August 14, 2008

  • Why is this such a pleasing, amusing word?

    August 14, 2008