thairm

thairm

(θɛəm)
n
another word for catgut
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Aboon them a' ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye wordy of a grace - As lang's my arm.
Aboon them a' ye tak your place, Painch [paunch], tripe or thairm [intestines or chitterlings]: Weel are ye wordy o' a grace [worthy of a grace] As lang's my arm.
Aboon them a' ye tak your place, painch, tripe, or thairm. Weel are ye wordy of a grace as lang's my arm."