screechamn.

Brit.

/ˈskriːxəm/, U.S.

/ˈskrixəm/, Scottish English

/ˈskrixəm/

Forms: 1900s– screachan, 1900s– screecham, 1900s– screechan, 1900s– screechim, 1900s– screighin'.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skreigh n.³, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < skreigh n.³ + -ing suffix¹, with the ending subsequently obscured.

Scottish slang (Shetland).

Whisky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun]

usquebaugh1581

creature1638

corn-brandy1704

whisky1715

usque1728

spunkiea1796

skreigh1813

the stuff1828

snake poison1842

tanglefoot1860

whisky-straight1864

oil1869

Auld Kirk1884

snake juice1890

screech1902

scat1914

pinch bottle1916

screecham1923

juice1932

malt1967

1923 T. Manson Lerwick 110 The friends of a Mr. F. had brought ‘a air o' screighin'’ with them.

1963 New Shetlander No. 67 8 Dey wir aal menner o screechim, fae Johnnie Walker ta kinds we gret lang foreign names.

1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. 73/2 Try du dis coarn o screecham: hit'll dö dee nae herm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	screecham
释义	screechamn. Brit. /ˈskriːxəm/, U.S. /ˈskrixəm/, Scottish English /ˈskrixəm/ Forms: 1900s– screachan, 1900s– screecham, 1900s– screechan, 1900s– screechim, 1900s– screighin'. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: skreigh n.³, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < skreigh n.³ + -ing suffix¹, with the ending subsequently obscured. Scottish slang (Shetland). Whisky. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > whisky > [noun] usquebaugh1581 creature1638 corn-brandy1704 whisky1715 usque1728 spunkiea1796 skreigh1813 the stuff1828 snake poison1842 tanglefoot1860 whisky-straight1864 oil1869 Auld Kirk1884 snake juice1890 screech1902 scat1914 pinch bottle1916 screecham1923 juice1932 malt1967 1923 T. Manson Lerwick 110 The friends of a Mr. F. had brought ‘a air o' screighin'’ with them. 1963 New Shetlander No. 67 8 Dey wir aal menner o screechim, fae Johnnie Walker ta kinds we gret lang foreign names. 1979 J. J. Graham Shetland Dict. 73/2 Try du dis coarn o screecham: hit'll dö dee nae herm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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