tyan-a-dick

English

Etymology

From Celtic numerals. Literally tyan a (and) dick.

Numeral

tyan-a-dick

(Cumbria) Twelve in Cumbrian sheep counting.

See also

(Borrowdale sheep counting) yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yan-a-dick, tyan-a-dick, tethera-a-dick, methera-a-dick, bumfit, yan-a-bumfit, tyan-a-bumfit, tethera-a-bumfit, methera-bumfit, giggot

References

Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number‎, Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, page 75
Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide‎, Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, pages 24-25

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