Riddle me a creepie and a cruik: Scots words for household objects
Resource type
Blog post
Creator (person)
Taylor, Oliver
Date published
January 25, 2023
Abstract
Many of our objects speak to the rich heritage of the Scots language. Whether you came to see our ‘flauchters’ or were ‘conflummixt’ by our collection of ‘creepies’ or ‘crusies’, many of these object names have a beguiling origin and unexpected uses far removed from their original purpose. In this blog post, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Scottish History & Archaeology Oliver Taylor tells us the stories behind Scots words for household objects.
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National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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