stroupach

1. (Scotland) a cup of tea.Examples: "At six I dressed, and went down to the kitchen to light the fire, thinking to surprise Cordelia by bringing her stroupach up to her in bed on Harvest-morn. But I found that I was not the only one to be up betimes."; "The trick, my dear madam, is to ensure that the sun is shining on the flowers as you pick them and never to pause, yea even for a stroupach, between picking and starting the mulching process."; "With a ‘stroupach’ (cup of tea) in the church hall afterwards (and, as we said the last time, this is one of the best ‘stroupachs’ in London – with a cuppa, cake and a chat in Gaelic or English!)."Synonyms: stroupanScotland