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单词 dourlach
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dourlachn.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: dorlach n.
Etymology: Apparently a variant or alteration of dorlach n.; on the likely semantic development see note at the definition.With the collocation with dirk in quot. 1828 compare the following isolated use of door , which is of uncertain origin and sense, but has sometimes been interpreted as a shortening of dorlach n.:1769 in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Scots Songs 266 The durk and door made their last hour, And proved their final fa' man. N.E.D. (1897) gives the pronunciation as (dǭ·ɹlăχ) /ˈdɔːləx/.
Scottish. Obsolete.
A short sword; a dagger. The sense apparently arises from Scott's misunderstanding of dorlach n. 1 in a description of the heraldic arms of Lord Reay (compare quot. 1722 at dorlach n. 1, which describes the supporters of a device which, like Lord Reay's, has daggers in its field).Quot. 1899 is probably influenced by Scott.
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1825 W. Scott in J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Dorlach In heraldry, Highland swords are called dourlachs.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 160 Manhood shall be tried by kisses and bumpers, not by dirks and dourlachs.
1899 A. Lang in Daily News 1 Dec. 9/1 The good old days of dirk and dourlach.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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