A Doric A-Z: W revisited

Doric, the dialect spoken in the North-East of Scotland is rich in words and phrases associated with the land and the sea. I so much enjoyed my recent journey through the Doric dictionary that I plan to revisit it on an irregular and random basis. As before, the examples are taken mainly from Buchan Claik, The Saut an the Glaur o't written in 1989 by Peter Buchan and David Toulmin.

WATTER-GAW: A broken rainbow or pillar in the sky

This watter-gaw appeared above the bents (sand-dunes cloaked with marram grass) on Forvie Moor, just as the sun was about to set.