stroupach

plural stroupachs

1. Scotlanda cup of tea.

   The trick, my dear madam, is to ensure that the sun is shining on the flowers as you pick them and never to pause, yea even for a stroupach, between picking and starting the mulching process.

   1992, John Maxwell, “A few ruffled feathers over champagne and duck breast”, in Herald Scotland

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   At six I dressed, and went down to the kitchen to light the fire, thinking to surprise Cordelia by bringing her stroupach up to her in bed on Harvest-morn. But I found that I was not the only one to be up betimes.

   1944, Catherine Macdonald Maclean, Farewell to Tharrus, page 88

   With a ‘stroupach’ (cup of tea) in the church hall afterwards (and, as we said the last time, this is one of the best ‘stroupachs’ in London – with a cuppa, cake and a chat in Gaelic or English!).

   2009, LUNNAINN NAN GÀIDHEAL

   Synonyms: stroupan