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Domdom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

What does it mean?

"You've got an escapee charging about like a loony."
"Down by the burn."

I don't understand these sentences all. What does it mean?
  

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More context, please. Where did you get this? escapee - someone who was in an asylum or prison and now is free.

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  • More context, please.
  • Where did you get this?
  • escapee - someone who was in an asylum or prison and now is free.
  • " That is not a sentence.
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More context, please. Where did you get this?

escapee - someone who was in an asylum or prison and now is free.
domdom"Down by the burn."
That is not a sentence.
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domdom"Down by the burn."
"burn" could mean a stream (i.e. very small river) here. It is a dialect word used in some parts of the UK.
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It is from a film. A line before that line is not connected. They say that line while they are watching their ostriches.
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A person has escaped from an asylum or prison. He is running around like a crazy person. (loony = lunatic)

"The burn" could be a fire that is set deliberately to clear land, especially to contain a forest fire.
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