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paughty
paughty, pauchty, a. Sc. and north. dial. (ˈpɔːtɪ, Sc. pɑxtɪ) Also Yorksh. pafty. [Origin unknown.] Haughty, proud; saucy, insolent, impertinent.1572 A. Arbuthnot Mis. pure Scolar in Pinkerton Anc. Sc. Poems (1786) 153 Pauchtie pryd richt sair do I detest. 1637–50 Row Hist. Ch. Sc. (Wodrow Soc.) 395... Oxford English Dictionary
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pauchty
pauchty see paughty. Oxford English Dictionary
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paucht
† paucht, v. Sc. Obs. [f. the stem of pauchty, paughty; or a back-formation from that word.] trans. To fill with pride, elate, uplift.c 1602 James VI Let. Q. Eliz. (Camden) 145, I ressaued your letter, quhiche hath so pauchtid my hairte with contentment, as nather my tongue nor my penne is able to e... Oxford English Dictionary
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wandought
wandought, n. and a. Sc. (ˈwandoxt) Also wandocht, -dout, -dough. [f. wan- + dought n. and a. Cf. undought n., undoughty a.] A. n. A feeble or puny person.a 1728 W. Starrat Epistle 53 in Ramsay's Poems (1728) II. 109 And when thou bids the paughty Czar stand yon, The Wandought seems beneath thee on ... Oxford English Dictionary
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stunkard
ˈstunkard, a. Sc. Also ston-, stunkerd, stonkard, -art. [Of obscure origin.] Sulky, sullen.1737 A. Ramsay in Gentl. Mag. VII. 507/1 These stonkerd fellows Wha merit naithing but the gallows. 1814 Saxon & Gael I. 77 (Jam.), I was speerin' for you at my Lord, but he is sae stunkard and paughty. 1824 S... Oxford English Dictionary
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braw
braw, a., n., adv. Sc. (brɔː) Also bra'. [Sc. form of brave, in old pronunciation (braːv): cf. ca' = calve, ha', hae = have, etc.] A. adj. 1. = brave a. 2; finely-dressed; splendid, showy.1724 Ramsay Tea-t. Misc. (ed. 9) I. 8 She was the brawest in a' the town c 1774 C. Keith Farmer's Ha', Put on yo... Oxford English Dictionary
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midden
midden Now dial. (rarely arch.). (ˈmɪd(ə)n) Forms: 4 medynge, myding, 4–5 myd(d)yng, 5 middynge, myddyn, 5–6 mydding, 5–9 midding, 6 myddin, 6–7 mydinge, 7 miding(e, 7–9 middin, 7– midden. [Of Scandinavian origin: ME. myddyng corresponds to Da. m{obar}dding, altered form of m{obar}gdynge, f. m{obar}... Oxford English Dictionary
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sheepshank
sheepshank, n. (ˈʃiːpʃæŋk) 1. The shank or leg of a sheep.1675 Cotton Planters Man. 64 The third way [of making pallisados], which is done with Sheep-shancks fastned in the Walls, is doubtless the best..; but the bones must be set so near together, as [etc.]. In mod. Dicts. b. nae sheepshank (Sc.): ... Oxford English Dictionary
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