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noun
A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A man appointed as a bishop in Scotland after the Reformation, who was a bishop in name only and whose revenue was drawn by his patron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, historical
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History
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic tulachan.
