doch-an-dorris

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doch-an-dorris

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From Irish deoch an dorais and Scottish Gaelic deoch an dorais (“literally, 'door drink'”), from deoch (“a drink”) and dorais (“door”).

noun doch an durrus

A drink taken on departure. "Just as you like, Jack," said Coo, "but take a doch an durrus before you go; you've a cold journey before you."
Similar: one for the road, stirrup cup

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@misc{doch_an_dorris_2026,
  title = {doch-an-dorris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doch-an-dorris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}