bauchle

noun

bauch·​le

ˈbä-ḵəl,

ˈbȯ-

plural -s

1

Scottish : an old shoe

especially : one worn down at the heel

2

Scottish : something useless, worn out, or worthless

a bauchle of a creature

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from bauch + -le

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