sporran

(spôr′ən, spär′-)

noun

a leather pouch or purse, usually covered with fur or hair, worn hanging from the front of the belt in the dress costume of Scottish Highlanders

Origin: Gael sporan

See sporran in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A leather or fur pouch worn at the front of the kilt in the traditional dress of men of the Scottish Highlands.

Origin:

Origin: Scottish Gaelic sporan

Origin: , from Middle Irish sparán

Origin: , possibly from Late Latin bursa, bag; see bursa

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