thairm

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English tharm, therm, from Old English þearm. More at English tharm.

Noun

thairm (plural thairms)

  1. (literary) A gut or bowel in the human or animal intestine.
    • 1787, Robert Burns, To a Haggis:
      Aboon them a' ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. Intestine used for haggis or musical instrument strings; catgut.
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