Editing Teuchter (section)

==Derivation==
The word also shows up as ''cheuchter, tschooktir, chuchter, teuchtar, chookter'' but has no universally accepted orthography. From relative obscurity, it gained currency around 1910.<ref name=DSL/>

There are three main theories on the etymology of the word:
* a purely Gaelic derivation from ''tuath'' {{IPA|gd|t̪ʰuə|}} "peasantry, tenantry" or ''deoch'' {{IPA|gd|tʲɔx|}} "drink" (borrowed into Scots as ''teuch'') plus an [[Agentive ending|agent-forming]] [[suffix]] ''-air'' or ''-adair''<ref name=DSL/>
* a derivation from the Scots [[adjective]] ''teuch'' "physically or mentally strong, tough" plus a suffix<ref name=DSL/>
* a derivation from the Scots [[noun]] ''teuchit/teuchat'' "[[northern lapwing|lapwing]]"<ref name=DSL/>

One [[folk etymology]]/[[urban myth]] is that during the [[World War I|First World War]], many members of the Highland regiments were pipers. A book of sheet music for the pipes is called a "tutor", and when pronounced with the [[preaspiration|pre-aspiration]] of [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] accents when speaking English, this sounds like "teuchter".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/gd/fullrecord/12005/1/LuckyDip |title=Am facal 'teuchter' (Prògram Choinnich (BBC Gaelic radio broadcast)) |publisher=Tobar an Dualchais |date=1997-12-09 |access-date=2010-10-14}}</ref>