(now, _, Scotland) North of.
"No, no, landlord," answered a strong deep voice behind him, "it's e'en because your English gaugers and supervisors, that you have sent down benorth the Tweed, have taen up the trade of thievery over the heads of the native professors."
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(colloquial, British) Scotland.
(UK, _, dialectal) By this time; by now.
A colloquial directional phrase with different referents depending on the speaker's location. In American English it typically means Canada; in British English it refers to Scotland. Often carries a humorous or slightly distancing tone, suggesting the mentioned territory is charmingly remote or culturally distinct.
(of a wind) from the north; northerly.
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.