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slàinte
slàin·te [ slnchə ] or slàin·te mhath [ slnchə v ]


interjection 
Definition:
 
Scotland good health!: used as a drinking toast to wish somebody good health
[Early 19th century. < Gaelic slàinte (mhath) "(good) health"]
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