teuchter

teuchter
teuchter /tūhhˈtər/ (Scot; derogatory)
noun
1. A term originally used by Lowland Scots for a Highlander, esp a Gaelic-speaker
2. Any unsophisticated country person
ORIGIN: Origin uncertain

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