A Doric A-Z: S revisited

Doric, the dialect spoken in the North-East of Scotland is rich in words and phrases associated with the land and the sea.

STUCKIE: The Starling. Used quite widely in lowland Scotland.

'Not having any idea of the cloud due to arrive in about 20 minutes he said: "So the hawks help tae keep the stuckies doon?" In reply I quoted him the old Scots saying: "Every drop helps," quoth the wren when she pished in the sea.'

Not to be confused with stuckie - the plaster cast used to heal a broken bone.