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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1584-1599
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Blockish, a. [e.m.E. (1548).] Dull, stupid. — (1584) Calderwood IV. 131.
He is blockish as a stocke 1587-99 Hume 77/288.
Maist blockish men
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"Blockish adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/blockish>
