(slang) The whisky bottle; whisky generally.
(slang) The whisky bottle; whisky generally.
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(Christianity) The Established Church in Scotland.
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(chiefly, Ireland, Scotland, dated, or, archaic) Whiskey or whisky.
An old British criminal slang term for a thief who specifically targeted churches — robbing from the collection plate, stealing candlesticks, or making off with anything not bolted down in a place of worship. 'Kirk' is the Scottish and Northern English word for church, and 'buzzer' was thieves' cant for a pickpocket or pilferer. The word is long obsolete but has a certain roguish charm that keeps it popping up in historical crime writing and Victoriana.
(US) A warehouse for the aging of whiskey.
A Scottish term for a member or officer of a kirk -- the Church of Scotland (the Scottish Presbyterian national church). A kirkman could be a lay member, an elder, or a minister depending on context. The word reflects Scotland's distinct ecclesiastical vocabulary, where 'kirk' (from Old Norse) is used instead of 'church', carrying centuries of Scottish Protestant religious history.
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