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callant Sc. and north. dial.|ˈkalənt|
Also calland, callan, (calen).
[Identical with Flemish (and Du.) kalant customer, chap, blade, a. north. F. caland = F. chaland customer (literally): see Littré. A modern word in Scotch, taken from Flemish or Dutch by the fisher-folk of the east coast, with whom ‘cannie callant’ is a favourite form of address. The sense ‘customer’ has died out in Sc.; cf. chap = chapman, blade, lad, fellow.]
A lad, youth, stripling; a boy of any age.
1716Ramsay On Wit 21 The calland gap'd and glowr'd about. 1719Hamilton Ep. Ramsay i, O famed and celebrated Allan! Renowned Ramsay! canty callan! a1774Fergusson Poet. Wks. (1879) 31 An' ilka canty callant sing like me. 1790A. Wilson Miser, I'm hunted hame wi' dogs and callans. 1814Scott Wav. III. 249 ‘Ye're a daft callant, sir’, said the Baron. 1816J. Gilchrist Phil. Etym. 205 College calens might become so free and bold, etc. 1819J. Hogg Hawick Commonriding Song, Scotia's boast was Hawick callants. 1823Scott Quentin D. xv, It will ruin the callant with the King. 1840in Westmorland Gloss., Callan. |