shottie
n.— «I can only think that they do not understand how easy it is to set up a simple trekking centre or even a native pony visitor centre. And so easy to charge ten pounds for a half-hour ride, a fiver for a “shottie” or even as much as £25 for a longer ride in the country.» —“It’s time for some horse sense from our rural ‘planners’” by John Crawford Scotsman (Glasgow, Scotland) June 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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