Rowth (also routh) (noun) (Scots)
row-th
Abundance, plenty. Also as a count noun: a large quantity.
Late 17th century; earliest use found in William Cleland (?1661–1689), army officer and poet. Origin unknown.
Example sentences
“There’s a rowth o’ parcels for you next door.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
