ˈtəlḵən noun
also tul·chin -ḵə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic tulchan
1. : a stuffed calfskin used especially formerly to induce a cow to let down her milk
2. or tulchan bishop : one of the bishops appointed in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1572 who consented to hand over the larger part of the revenues of their dioceses to the lay patrons who had obtained their appointment