Scottish Dialect Expressions

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a method of catching fish by groping with the hands under stones or banks of a stream

verb to catch fish by groping with the hands under stones or banks of a stream

  • The fisherman attempted to guddle for trout in the fast-flowing river.
  • Let's guddle around in the stream and see if we can catch anything.
  • I love to guddle for crayfish in the creek during the summer.
  • She had to guddle through the paperwork to find the necessary documents.

adverb in addition; besides

preposition in addition to; besides

  • The evidence presented in court was more than enough to prove his guilt forby any doubt.
  • I told him to pick up some groceries on his way home, and forby, grab some milk too.
  • I ain't going to that party, forby it's gonna be lame.
  • His passion for music shines through in his performances, forby his natural talent.