Sporran Definition

spôrən, spŏr-
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.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
sporran
Plural:
sporrans

Origin of Sporran

  • Scottish Gaelic sporan from Middle Irish sparán possibly from Late Latin bursa bag bursa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse"), from Old Irish sboran, from Late Latin bursa (“purse").

    From Wiktionary

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