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Thread #46063   Message #685472
Posted By: GUEST,Scabby Doug at work
08-Apr-02 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Bloody Sarks (from The Corries)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bloody Sarks by the Corries
Sleekit: Burns uses it in To a Mouse with the meaning of sleek/glossy-coated, but it's more commonly used to mean sly or sneaky.
thole: to suffer, endure
a wheen: many, plenty,lots of - the "blacks" in the context may refer to black cattle, but I'm not sure...

Cheers

Steven