tulchan

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noun

A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.

OriginScottish Gaelic tulachan →
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Meanings

nountulchan (plural tulchans)

plural tulchans

  1. obsoleteA calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
  2. derogatoryhistoricalA man appointed as a bishop in Scotland after the Reformation, who was a bishop in name only and whose revenue was drawn by his patron.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelictulachan
  2. Englishtulchan

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tulachan.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

tulchan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulchan

MLA

“tulchan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulchan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tulchan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulchan.

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