A word I love: soukie-blaw
Scots “soukie-blaw”
In Scots, “suck” is souk [suk] and “blow” is blaw [blɑː].
These come together to make soukie-blaw, the Scots word for a “mouth organ” (American English “harmonica”).
Sandy Fleming (Member of Lowlands-L) Somerset, England, United Kingdom, March 31, 2008
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Scots “soukie-blaw”
