doch-an-dorris \dahkh-un-DOR-is\ noun Scottish & Irish : a parting drink : stirrup cup
Example sentence: Our kind host supplied us with a wee doch-an-dorris, and then we set off on our journey feeling happy and grateful.
Did you know? In Scottish Gaelic, it's spelled "deoch an doruis"; in Irish, it's "deoch an dorrias." In either case, it means, literally, "drink of the door" and it refers to the time-honored practice of sharing a parting drink with one's host or guests. But lest you think this custom is practiced only by the descendants of the Gaels, know that "doch-an-dorris" (as it's spelled in English and used primarily by the Scots and the Irish) has an English synonym: "stirrup cup." Originally a small drink of wine or something else taken by a rider about to depart on horseback, "stirrup cup" later acquired the general meaning of "a farewell drink."
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You know so many things... Last night I met 3 Irishmen clad in hiiiiigh green hats on the main street of our capital. Obviously not that many celebrating St. Patrick, but these 3 seemed very happy indeed...
LOL I read a lot. But it didn't help at your site where I only correctly answered 3 of the 10 questions about you.
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