acherspyre
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Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from aker (“stalk”) + spire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acherspyre (plural acherspyres)
- The sprouting of barley or other grains in the process of malting.
- A sprout of such grain.
- (figurative) In bucketing or rounders, the boy who opened the game.
Verb[edit]
acherspyre
References[edit]
- “acherspyre, n & v. intr.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.