TULCHAN
\tˈʌlt͡ʃən], \tˈʌltʃən], \t_ˈʌ_l_tʃ_ə_n]\
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tul'kan, n. a calf's skin stuffed with straw, and set beside a cow, to make her give her milk freely.--TULCHAN BISHOPS, the titular bishops of the Scottish Church, who in 1572 agreed to hold office, letting all the revenues of their charge, except a miserable pittance, be absorbed by the nobles as lay patrons. [Orig. unknown.]
By Thomas Davidson