sporran
A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is…A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.
Meaning
1 sensesA small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.
Sporran
a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders
Translations
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Origin
From Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse”), from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late LatinFrom Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse”), from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”).
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