English Dictionary

tulchan

noun

(obsolete) A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.

The tulchan is a young calf that is used to entice a mother cow to give more milk.

意味（1）

(obsolete) A calfskin stuffed with straw and given to a cow, as if living, to induce her to give milk.

意味（2）

(historical, derogatory) 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.