doch-an-dorris

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The Word of the Day for March 17 is:

doch-an-dorris   \dahkh-un-DOR-is\   noun
     Scottish & Irish : a parting drink : stirrup cup

Example sentence:
     Our kind host supplied us with a wee doch-an-dorris, and then we set
off on our journey feeling happy and grateful.

Did you know?
     In Scottish Gaelic, it's spelled "deoch an doruis"; in Irish, it's
"deoch an dorrias." In either case, it means, literally, "drink of
the door" and it refers to the time-honored practice of sharing a
parting drink with one's host or guests. But lest you think this
custom is practiced only by the descendants of the Gaels, know that
"doch-an-dorris" (as it's spelled in English and used primarily by
the Scots and the Irish) has an English synonym: "stirrup cup."
Originally a small drink of wine or something else taken by a rider
about to depart on horseback, "stirrup cup" later acquired the
general meaning of "a farewell drink."





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