partan

[ pahr-tn ]

nounScot.
  1. a crab.

Origin of partan

1
1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) <Scots Gaelic: crab

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partan

/ (ˈpɑːtən, Scot ˈpartən) /


noun

Origin of partan

1
C15: of Celtic origin

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