cock-a-leekie

[kok-uh-lee-kee]

cock-a-leek·ie

[kok-uh-lee-kee]
noun Scottish Cookery.
a soup made with chicken broth, chopped leeks, and sometimes a little oatmeal.

Origin:
1765–75; variant of cockie-leekie, equivalent to cock1 + -ie + leek + -ie
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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cock-a-leekie (ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ)
 
n
a variant of cockieleekie

cockieleekie, cockyleeky or cock-a-leekie (ˈkɒkəˈliːkɪ)
 
n
(Scot) a soup made from a fowl boiled with leeks
 
cockyleeky, cockyleeky or cock-a-leekie
 
n
 
cock-a-leekie, cockyleeky or cock-a-leekie
 
n

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