trachle

trachle

(ˈtræxəl)
vb (tr)
Scot (of hair, clothing, etc) to make untidy; dishevel; rumple
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So she may as weel call aff the crosscountry trachle, save herself a good deal o' BBC Scotland's nae-doot ticht budget, and jist get Wullie in the van.
I'd pay good money tae see Sande trying tae perform Next Tae Me next tae Guitar Wifie; The Flying Pigs
[t]housands of examples at once present themselves--'greetin',' 'girnin',' 'pechin',' 'dawtie',' 'wimplin' burnie,' 'trachle,' 'bairnie,' and so on.
Scotland, 'Greater Britain', and the kailyardic contra(-)diction
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