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Lowland :: Lowland (n.) Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.

Fling :: Fling (n.) A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling..

Claymore :: Claymore (n.) A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.

Skean :: Skean (n.) A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.].

Bagpipe :: Bagpipe (n.) A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland..

Slogan :: Slogan (n.) The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry..

Highland :: Highland (n.) Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland..

Crantara :: Crantara (n.) The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland..

Trews :: Trews (n. pl.) Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders..

Lochaber Axe :: Lochaber axe () A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders..

Albyn :: Albyn (n.) Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland.

Highlander :: Highlander (n.) An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland..

Erse :: Erse (a.) Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language..

Reel :: Reel (n.) A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel..

Gael :: Gael (n.sing. & pl.) A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin..

Pibroch :: Pibroch (n.) A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle..

Dirk :: Dirk (n.) A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the Scottish Highlander.

Celt :: Celt (n.) One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France..

Gillie Gilly :: Gillie Gilly (n.) A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the Scottish Highlands..

Redshank :: Redshank (n.) A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs..

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