penny wheep

penny wheep
penny wheep, «hweep»,
Scottish. small beer (formerly sold at a penny a bottle).

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  • Hugh MacDiarmid — Busto de MacDiarmid en South Gyle, Edimburgo. Hugh MacDiarmid es el pseudónimo de Christopher Murray Grieve (11 de agosto de 1892, Langholm[1] 9 de septiembre de 1978, Edimburgo …   Wikipedia Español

  • MacDiarmid, Hugh — orig. Christopher Murray Grieve born Aug. 11, 1892, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scot. died Sept. 9, 1978, Edinburgh Scottish poet. In 1922 he founded the monthly Scottish Chapbook, in which he published his lyrics and sparked the Scottish literary… …   Universalium

  • MacDiarmid —   [mək dɪəmɪd],    1) Alan G., amerikanischer Chemiker neuseeländischer Herkunft, * Masterton (Neuseeland) 14. 4. 1927; Professor für Chemie an der University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. MacDiarmid ist Mitentdecker elektrisch leitender… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • MacDiarmid, Hugh — (1892 1978)    Pseudonym of Christopher Murray Grieve. He was born in Langholm, Dumfrieshire, and educated at Langholm Academy. During his time as a pupilteacher in Edinburgh, he joined the Edinburgh branches of the Independent Labor Party and… …   British and Irish poets

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