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[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Brim, a cant term for a trull, Loth.
at brim, n.1
[UK] in Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang.
at Crail capon, n.
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Chizzel, to cheat, to act deceitfully.
at chisel, v.
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: The lads are weel corned .
at corned, adj.
[UK] in Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang.
at lamp, v.1
[UK] in Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Mow .
at mow, v.
[UK] Jamieson Etymolog. Dict. Scottish Lang. II n.p.: mangery, s. A feast, a banquet .
at mungaree, n.
[UK] in Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Nobby .
at nobby, adj.
[UK] in Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Peepers... a cant term for spectacles.
at peeper, n.
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: To Peg off, or away, to go off quickly.
at peg away (v.) under peg, v.2
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Pinkie, the little finger; a term mostly used by children, or in talking to them.
at pinky, n.1
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. n.p.: Pudge [edn 1825 Pudget], (1) a term applied to a short, thick set animal or person; also, to a person who feeds well.
at pudge, n.
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. (1879) IV 95: Salt [...] 2. Costly, expensive; applied to any article of sale.
at salt, adj.
[UK] Jamieson Ety. Dict. Scot. Lang. I 39/2: The back of my hand to you, I will have nothing to do with you; spoken to one whose conduct or opinions are disagreeable to us.
at back of my hand (and the sole of my foot) under back, n.1
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. (Supplement) n.p.: Applied to a thowless [spiritless] fellow . . . ‘He’s a soft dud’ .
at dud, n.2
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. (Supplement) I 271/2: To crook the elbow; as, She crooks her elbow, a phrase used of a woman who uses too much freedom with the bottle, q. bending her elbow in reaching the drink to her mouth .
at crook the elbow (v.) under elbow, n.1
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. Supplement 349: Scout, a term of the greatest contumely, applied to a woman; an equivalent to trull, or camp-trull.
at scout, n.
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. (Supplement).
at screigh, n.
[UK] Jamieson Etym. Dict. Scot. Lang. (Supplement) II 703/2: She’s ay yatter-yatterin, and never devaulds.
at yatter, v.
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