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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CAMSTROUDGEOUS, CAM STRUDGEOUS, adj. Wild; obstinate (Fif. 1808 Jam., camstroudgeous). [kɑm′strʌdʒəs]Rxb. 1933 M. Maclean in Kelso Chron. (3 Nov.) 5:
A big splay-fittit hizzie wi' camstrudgeous een an' beak, Through her verra prayers an' graces ye micht smell the brunstane reek.
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