“…on one occasion the Highland Queen was berthed by the master and a boy, the rest of the crew being quite incapable…” In this blog post, Donald Meek explores the origins of the terms, common to Scots & Gaelic: “steaming drunk” & “smùid” https://meekwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04/maritime-and-linguistic-studies.html #Scottish #literature #Glasgow #GlasgowFair #DoontheWatter #Scots #Scotslanguage #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #boozecruise