Glasgow Patter: tenement life
midgie Another word for midden: 'There's a deid cat lyin in the midgie.' A midgie-bin is a dustbin, which is liable to be emptied by a midgie-man (dustman), into the back of a midgie-motor (bin lorry). Someone who, for one reason or another, searches rubbish bins for things of value or use may be called a midgie-raker. cludgie A familiar term for a toilet, sometimes shortened to cludge: 'What's keepin you in that cludgie? Writin yer memoirs?' © Michael Munro	The stone-built tenement is a major feature of Glasgow's urban landscape. Built in large numbers from the mid-1800s to the early years of the 20th century to accommodate the city's growing population, many disappeared after the war as a combined result of decay and eager urban planning. In recent years there has been a policy of sensible rehabilitation of this architectural style.

Glasgow Patter: tenement life

midgie: Another word for midden: 'There's a deid cat lyin in the midgie.'
A midgie-bin is a dustbin, which is liable to be emptied by a midgie-man (dustman), into the back of a midgie-motor (bin lorry).
Someone who, for one reason or another, searches rubbish bins for things of value or use may be called a midgie-raker.
cludgie: A familiar term for a toilet, sometimes shortened to cludge: 'What's keepin you in that cludgie? Writin yer memoirs?'

The stone-built tenement is a major feature of Glasgow's urban landscape. Built in large numbers from the mid-1800s to the early years of the 20th century to accommodate the city's growing population, many disappeared after the war as a combined result of decay and eager urban planning. In recent years there has been a policy of sensible rehabilitation of this architectural style.

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