tulchan (English, noun)
expansion: tulchan (plural tulchans)
Senses:
glosses: A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.
tags: obsolete
glosses: A man appointed as a bishop in Scotland after the Reformation, who was a bishop in name only and whose revenue was drawn by his patron.
tags: derogatory
historical
Forms:
form: tulchans
tags: plural