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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Coulie, Cowlie, n. [Of obscure origin. Also in later dial.] A low fellow. —a1689 Cleland Poems 77.
Some coward coulie of this strain … Ran rampant on a schollar boy Ib. 112.
Some cowlies murders more with words Than trowpers do with guns and swords
